Jakarta, Sept. 2 -- The Ministry of Forestry has apprehended a suspect involved in illegal wildlife poaching within the Mount Merbabu National Park conservation area in Central Java.

Head of the Forestry Law Enforcement Agency for Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara (Jabalnusra), Aswin Bangun, stated on Tuesday that the suspect, identified by the initials JW, was arrested along with evidence including a 5.3 mm PCP rifle hidden at a burial site and two poached deer (Muntiacus muntjac).

He emphasized that illegal poaching using high-powered firearms must be addressed seriously, both from conservation and security standpoints.

To that end, his office is working with the police to investigate potential illegal weapons distribution networks that ...