Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Forest department officials of the Kadapa district have seized 66 logs of red sanders worth Rs 5 lakh at Jallakona area near Rollamadugu beat in Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking to ANI, Rajampet in-charge of District Forest Officer (DFO) Y V Narasimha Rao said, a group of people from Tamil Nadu were smuggling red sanders on Wednesday evening at around 6 pm. The forest department officials conduct a raid and caught 5 of them. The forest officials have seized 66 logs of red sanders weighing 2100 kilograms. Its value is almost Rs 5 lakhs. However, almost 30 smugglers escaped, he said.
Red sanders worth Rs 5 lakhs seized in AP s Kadapa ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 14:02 IST
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Forest department officials of the Kadapa district have seized 66 logs of red sanders worth Rs 5 lakh at Jallakona area near Rollamadugu beat in Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking to ANI, Rajampet in-charge of District Forest Officer (DFO) Y V Narasimha Rao said, a group of people from Tamil Nadu were smuggling red sanders on Wednesday evening at around 6 pm. The forest department officials conduct a raid and caught 5 of them. The forest officials have seized 66 logs of red sanders weighing 2100 kilograms. Its value is almost Rs 5 lakhs. However, almost 30 smugglers escaped, he said.