Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], September 10 (ANI): Smugglers chopped down 150 sandalwood trees belonging to a farmer and decamped with logs from a village in Shivamogga district in Karnataka.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 6 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a raid at the residence of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Corporator Keshavamurthy and his son here on Sunday.
Gauribidanur (Karnataka) [India], September 4 (ANI): If the celebrities fall prey to vices, it will mislead people who look up to them, said Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on the sandalwood drug racket.
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Sandalwood worth approximately Rs 50 crores was seized by the police during a raid at a godown here on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Holi celebrations have gone organic this year in Bhubaneswar as colours have been replaced by turmeric, sandalwood powder and flowers.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): With the arrest of two persons, police have busted an inter-state red sandalwood smuggling racket here and seized 137 kg of the precious wood. The car used for transporting the logs has also been confiscated.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Tuesday recovered 25 kg of sandalwood chips from the baggage of two Sudanese nationals, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) airport here.
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Three persons were arrested after the Pathapatnam police seized red sandalwood weighing around 200 kgs from a vehicle near Kosamala village here.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has seized approximately 75 kg sandalwood worth Rs 4.9 lakhs from the baggage of a Sudanese national at Mumbai airport.
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): CISF personnel on Monday recovered 130 kg red sandalwood worth around Rs 19 lakh from two passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested an interstate red sandalwood smuggler, Amit Verma, from Asola village and recovered eight logs of sandalwood from his possession.
New Delhi [India], Jun 5 (ANI): Delhi police on Monday arrested a man in connection with sandalwood smuggling and seized 571.4 kg of redwood worth around Rs 50 lakh from him in Asola village here.