A 35 -year -old man was arrested for illegal logging outside Thessaloniki. Using a chainsaw, he was found by police, cutting trees in the woods, located in the municipality of Volvi. Indeed, in the sight of police officers, he attempted to hide by taking advantage of the dense vegetation, but was found and arrested.

The 35 -year -old seems to have repeatedly moved to the woods during the previous month where with the help of his father and his brother “they were” uncontrolled and illegal logging “as stated in a statement from ELAS.

Their illegal action resulted in “deforestation of the mountain top, the challenge of irreversible damage to the forest and the extensive environmental degradation”, according to the same announcement.

During the investigation carried out at the Police Officers of the Environmental Protection Department of the Thessaloniki Criminal Protection and Criminal Protection Department, two chainsaws were identified and seized, a ax, various tools and two containers containing gasoline and engine oil.

With the case file against him (including both his father and his brother) the 35 -year -old is taken to the competent prosecutor.