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Undercover crime sleuths wanted

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The Knasaimos, an indigenous group in Indonesian Papua, were having their lands plundered by logging gangs - some of Asia's most precious forests. We visited and followed the trail through Jakarta and Singapore to China. We met a trader in Hong Kong who believed we were a big buyer. He took us to a port being used to move the wood. The scale was immense. By 2004 we had the story. Indonesia went crazy - it was in the papers every day.

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