This Article is From Mar 14, 2012

Red sanders worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Andhra Pradesh: three held

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

The trio were arrested in the early hours from Pamur area of the district, police sources said, adding that theyhad hidden 48 logs in a dump.

Red sanders wood is a prohibited item for export and listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

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