October 06, 2015 02:58 pm | Updated 02:58 pm IST - CHITTOOR:
Chittoor District Forest Department officials seized 3.4 tonnes of red sanders logs from a tipper that drove through the Gollapalle checkpost on the outskirts of Puttur. The vehicle with Tamil Nadu registration plates was later found abandoned at a tourist resort and the men in it fled.
The goods seized from it included 130 high-quality red sanders logs, said to be valued at Rs. 5 crore in the smuggling market.
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