Trailer with 57.84 cubic meters of allegedly illegal timber seized in Tlalpan; driver detained

Authorities in Mexico City, in collaboration with the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), have seized a trailer loaded with an estimated 57.84 cubic meters of timber suspected of being obtained illegally. The driver was arrested during the operation in the Tlalpan borough. The joint effort, involving the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), the Secretariat of Environment (Sedema), Profepa, and the Tlalpan borough government, established a road checkpoint on the Federal Mexico-Cuernavaca Highway. This action was part of a broader initiative to combat environmental crimes and reduce clandestine logging activities. During the inspection, officials discovered green, chainsaw-milled lumber concealed under a blue tarp. The driver provided documentation for the wood, but it contained irregularities and lacked proper specifications. He stated the timber came from Tecpan de Galeana in Guerrero state and was en route to Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico. The 49-year-old driver and the substantial timber load, consisting of pine boards of various dimensions, were handed over to the relevant authorities for legal proceedings.

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With the purpose of combating environmental crimes and reducing clandestine logging activities, a road filter was installed at kilometer 19 of the Federal Mexico - Cuernavaca Highway, in the Chimalcoyotl neighborhood, Tlalpan borough.