Organized crime groups in Malaysia are illegally logging agarwood in order to extract gaharu oil. The oil is then sold to in the Middle East for $43 (140 Malaysian Ringgits) for 10 milliliters.
Source: Josephine Jalleh, “Illegal logging for agar wood continues in forest reserve,” Malaysian Star, October 10, 2011.
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