Red sander logs worth Rs 2.26 crore seized

Kadapa (AP), Jul 11 (PTI) Police today said they have seized over 350 red sander logs worth Rs 2.26 crore and arrested four persons in this connection. Addressing a press conference here, Kadapa Additional SP Rajendra and Divisional Forest Officer K N N Murthy said the red sander consignment was on its way to New Delhi from Chennai. Acting on a tip-off, a special team conducted raid and seized a truck carrying the logs at Nemalla Palem, Guntur district yesterday, they said. The truck driver and three others were arrested. Red sanders is a unique species of tree found in limited numbers in Andhra Pradesh. The wood, prohibited from being exported, is used to make musical instruments and to make medicines in Japan and China.