Sander Wood Seized

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nine tonnes of red sanders logs worth Rs 4.52 crore in the international market from a shipment at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai and arrested one person, an official statement said Thursday.

A Red Sanders smuggler was was arrested from Pitampura in north Delhi today and sandal wood weighing more than 1700 kg, worth more than Rs 1 crore in the international market was seized from his possession.

Overseas bidders have evinced keen interest in seized red sanders wood sale, even a month before Andhra Pradesh government is set to float a global e-tender-cum-e-auction for the same, eyeing a revenue of over Rs 1,000 crore.

Police arrested three persons and seized red sanders wood worth Rs 40 lakh in Nellore district.

Red sander logs worth Rs 1 crore were today seized and three persons arrested for attempting to smuggle the endangered wood to Sri Lanka, police said.

Custom sleuths have seized a truck carrying red sander wood worth Rs 40 lakh, which was being ferried to Myanmar, at Aizawl in Mizoram.Acting on a tip-off, the Customs officials intercepted the truck coming from Silchar in Assam at Chanmari area of Aizawl on Sunday, a statement issued by North East Customs commissioner S R Baruah said in Aizwal.168...

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized nine tonnes of red sanders logs worth Rs 4.52 crore in the international market from a shipment at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai and arrested one person, an official statement said Thursday.

A Red Sanders smuggler was was arrested from Pitampura in north Delhi today and sandal wood weighing more than 1700 kg, worth more than Rs 1 crore in the international market was seized from his possession.

Overseas bidders have evinced keen interest in seized red sanders wood sale, even a month before Andhra Pradesh government is set to float a global e-tender-cum-e-auction for the same, eyeing a revenue of over Rs 1,000 crore.

Police arrested three persons and seized red sanders wood worth Rs 40 lakh in Nellore district.

Red sander logs worth Rs 1 crore were today seized and three persons arrested for attempting to smuggle the endangered wood to Sri Lanka, police said.

Custom sleuths have seized a truck carrying red sander wood worth Rs 40 lakh, which was being ferried to Myanmar, at Aizawl in Mizoram.Acting on a tip-off, the Customs officials intercepted the truck coming from Silchar in Assam at Chanmari area of Aizawl on Sunday, a statement issued by North East Customs commissioner S R Baruah said in Aizwal.168...