Three fined RM49,500 for stealing agarwood from forest reserve

Indonesian Hassan, Gomgom Manurung, Laurensius Molo being led into courtroom by police at the Kota Tinggi Sessions Court.

KOTA TINGGI: Three Indonesian oil palm plantation workers pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to stealing agarwood and entering a forest reserve without a permit.

In the first charge, the accused, identifed as Hassan, 43, Gomgom Manurung, 33, and Laurensius Molo, 31, are said to have been in possession of agarwood at the Mersing forest reserve on May 22 this year.