Indian authorities are cracking down on the illegal cutting of red sandalwood, which is smuggled to China to make medicines and prayer beads. But do the police tactics go too far?
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday seized 115 red sandalwood logs worth Rs 1.5 crores in Chittoor and arrested 13 persons for smuggling.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 5 (ANI): Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly illegally possessing nine tons of red sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 crores, said CCB Bengaluru.