20 red sanders woodcutters held in AP

Police have arrested 20 suspected red sanders woodcutters from Railway Kodur mandal of the district and seized 23 red sander wood logs worth Rs 7 lakh from them.
Based on a tip-off, a police team was sent on a combing operation in Desettipalli forest in Railway Kodur mandal last evening where they held 20 red sander wood cutters while they were trying to illegally cut red sanders wood and seized 23 logs from their possession, Rajampeta DSP Aravinda Babu said today.
The officer said all these 20 persons belong to Tiruvannamalai and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu and work under supervision of one Vijay, who is based in Vijayawada.

In another raid yesterday, seven suspected red sanders woodcutters were nabbed from Mydukur bus stand here, Mydukur police station personnel said.
On a tip-off that red sanders woodcutters will be present near Mydukur bus station area, police conducted a raid and held the seven persons.