Thieves steal entire forest

- Where did it go woods? In a timber theft disappeared in a few weeks at the German Premnitz in Havelland more trees in a private forest. Until about eight hectares of pine forest revealed by the perpetrators to be downright cleared, police said Tuesday.

The trees were between 100 and 120 years old and thirty meters high. From the view of the police, the theft was prepared professionally. With heavy machinery, the trees must be felled and taken by large vehicles. Only a small part of the tribes was still piled up. Who apparently still had to be deported.

Given the surface to about 2,000 trees have disappeared, said a forestry expert. In general, such trees for the manufacture of chipboard.

The owner noticed the theft, according to the police until now. Presumably the thieves were already since early December. The amount of the damage has not been informed.