Zambian envoy confirms 200 Tanzanian trucks seized over illegal logging

Cargo trucks.

Trucks transporting goods. Zambia confirms it has seized 200 Tanzanian-registered trucks over suspected illegal logging. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Zambia’s High Commission has confirmed that Lusaka had seized 200 Tanzanian-registered trucks over illegal logging.

High Commissioner Benson Chali told The Citizen that the lorries were found carrying protected mukula (Pterocarpus chrysothrix) logs without valid permits.