Mozambique: Suspected Illegal Shipment of Timber Halted

Maputo — The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture has prevented a ship from leaving the port of Beira because its cargo is believed to include illegally logged timber being exported to China.

According to a report in the independent daily “O Pais’, the Ministry received an anonymous tip-off that the 111 containers of timber on board the ship included unprocessed logs. Under Mozambican legislation the export of logs is forbidden. Wood can only be exported if it has been at least minimally…