Profiting from Plunder

The video details how ramin, the precious hardwood banned for export, is illegally shipped from Sumatera to Pasir Gudang Port in Johor Baru, Malaysia. There, ramin logs are dried and attached with falsified Malaysia paperwork before exported to Hong Kong and mainland China. In China, they are processed into various end-products such as picture frames and snooker cues and exported to international markets, including the US and Europe.