350 kg of red sanders seized in Tamil Nadu; 1 held

Police today claimed to have seized 350 kg of red sanders from a house here and arrested one person in this connection.

Following a tip-off, police raided the house at Vyasarpadi area and found 40 logs of red sanders hidden there.

Ibrahim, 36, was arrested for allegedly hiding the logs in the house, police said in a statement, adding 350 kg of red sanders were recovered.

The market value of the seized red sanders was not made public by the police.

Red sanders (red sandalwood) is found in the southern Eastern Ghats in South India.