22 suspected illegal loggers seized in Cameroon


YAOUNDE, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Security forces have arrested at least 22 suspected illegal loggers in Cameroon's Far North region as part of a crackdown on deforestation, a government official said on Wednesday.

The suspects were arrested late Monday in Game, about 50 km from the country's Waza National Park in an operation ordered by government officials in the region, Adamu Ngahet, sub-prefect of Waza sub-division told reporters.

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