Three men were convicted of illegal logging in the Novosibirsk region The Boloninsky district court sentenced three local residents to 3.5 to 6 years in prison for illegal logging and selling wood. From 2018 to 2022, under the guise of legal procurement for housing rehabilitation, they cut down 1,057 pine trees and 19 birch trees, causing damage of more than 22 million rubles. The men created fake documents to legalize their actions and organized large-scale logging, processing it in their sawmills and selling it. The court also collected substantial damages from the convicts and confiscated property, including tractors and money in the amount of more than 3 million rubles.

Three men were convicted of illegal logging in the Novosibirsk region The Boloninsky district court sentenced three local residents to 3.5 to 6 years in prison for illegal logging and selling wood. From 2018 to 2022, under the guise of legal procurement for housing rehabilitation, they cut down 1,057 pine trees and 19 birch trees, causing damage of more than 22 million rubles. The men created fake documents to legalize their actions and organized large-scale logging, processing it in their sawmills and selling it. The court also collected substantial damages from the convicts and confiscated property, including tractors and money in the amount of more than 3 million rubles.