beboarimisa's hard tactics toward combating deforestation made him a popular figure in the country, and for a brief period of time it was rumored that he might succeed jean ravelonarivo as the next prime minister. however, beboarimisa ended up losing his job in april 2016 after more than 1,000 tons of redwood were discovered in the possession of a hong kong businessman in singapore, leading to questions of how such a large amount could have been smuggled out of the country.