The Tirupati Urban police on Tuesday arrested four persons and recovered a huge cache of red sanders logs from their possession.
Personnel of the Yerpedu police station lay in wait near Amanduru B.C. Colony abutting the Yerpedu-Venkatagiri road during a vehicle checking drive undertaken in the early hours of Wednesday.
The police team arrested Nagappagari Thyagaraj of Thavanampalle mandal and Kondamari Mohan of Yerravaripalem mandal, both in Chittoor district.
As many as 21 logs weighing 509 kg were recovered along with the vehicle used to transport them.
Spilled the beans
As the duo spilled the beans during the interrogation, a special police team rushed to Bengaluru, where they raided a red sanders godown in Gollahalli village of Bannerghatta Road, near New Electronics City.
Major haul
The operation not only led to the arrest of Jameer Khan of Katiganahalli in Hoskote taluk (Bengaluru rural district) and Naveen of Homadevarahalli, situated off Bannerghatta Road, but also in the seizure of 86 red sanders logs weighing around 2,215 kg.
Addressing the media in Tirupati on Wednesday, Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration) S. Srinivasulu and Deputy Superintendent of Police (Redsanders task force) Ravi Kumar announced that the absconding among the accused would be arrested soon.
