Jakarta – The National Police have placed a former two-star general allegedly involved in illegal logging on Interpol's international watch list.

Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said a so-called Red Notice on Major Gen. Gusti Syaifuddin Friday was sent to the international police organization to prevent the suspect from leaving the country. "The suspect may have a lot of friends abroad since the destination markets for illegal logging are mostly in foreign countries," he said.

Police have been unable to trace Gusti's whereabouts since they issued a warrant for his arrest and that of two other company directors allegedly involved in the case. Police have accused Gusti, who is a director of PT Tunggul Buana Perkasa, and the two others of conspiring to misuse a license issued by the local government to develop an area of forest into an oil palm plantation in East Kalimantan.