Police arrest man after investigating illegal act deep in forest: 'Ensuring that violators are held accountable'

Police arrest man after investigating illegal act deep in forest: 'Ensuring that violators are held accountable'

The punishment for violating environmental laws can be severe, and some people trying to make a quick profit find this out the hard way. In October, a man was arrested in Nueva Ecija, a province in the Philippines, for illegally gathering forest products to sell them, according to a report from Filipino publication The Daily Tribune.  A special unit of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in the local police force conducted the operati…