Bengaluru: Four Chinese Nationals Arrested for Red Sandalwood Smuggling
Bangalore | Written by Maya Sharma | Updated: January 20, 2015 22:54 IST
Red Sandalwood Plants – Mallampally Warangal
Representational image (Thinkstock)
BENGALURU: Four Chinese nationals have been arrested by the Bengaluru police on charges of illegally storing red sandalwood and running an illegal factory. Red Sandal is a tree that has been declared endangered in India.
About six tonnes of wood was seized along with machinery worth around Rs. 10 lakhs.
The police said there is a large demand for red sandal in China. J. Arun Chakravarty, IGP, Central Range, Karnataka said, "Last evening we had credible information that a large quantity of red sanders is being stored, hoarded and likely to be illegally transported. We raided the premises and found 4 persons who were involved in these illegal activities. We are looking into their antecedents. Illegal poachers and transporters are trying to meet the international demand which is increasing day by day."
Mr Chakravarty said the smugglers often use the aerial route to get the wood out of the country.
"We have come across a couple of seizures at the airport itself. They take the road upto the Bangalore International Airport and then take the aerial route - that is what it looks like."
Police believe the illegal storage and manufacturing had been going on for the last four months in the factory.
Story First Published: January 20, 2015 22:30 IST
Bangalore | Written by Maya Sharma | Updated: January 20, 2015 22:54 IST
Red Sandalwood Plants – Mallampally Warangal
Representational image (Thinkstock)
BENGALURU: Four Chinese nationals have been arrested by the Bengaluru police on charges of illegally storing red sandalwood and running an illegal factory. Red Sandal is a tree that has been declared endangered in India.
About six tonnes of wood was seized along with machinery worth around Rs. 10 lakhs.
The police said there is a large demand for red sandal in China. J. Arun Chakravarty, IGP, Central Range, Karnataka said, "Last evening we had credible information that a large quantity of red sanders is being stored, hoarded and likely to be illegally transported. We raided the premises and found 4 persons who were involved in these illegal activities. We are looking into their antecedents. Illegal poachers and transporters are trying to meet the international demand which is increasing day by day."
Mr Chakravarty said the smugglers often use the aerial route to get the wood out of the country.
"We have come across a couple of seizures at the airport itself. They take the road upto the Bangalore International Airport and then take the aerial route - that is what it looks like."
Police believe the illegal storage and manufacturing had been going on for the last four months in the factory.
About six tonnes of wood was seized along with machinery worth around Rs. 10 lakhs.
The police said there is a large demand for red sandal in China. J. Arun Chakravarty, IGP, Central Range, Karnataka said, "Last evening we had credible information that a large quantity of red sanders is being stored, hoarded and likely to be illegally transported. We raided the premises and found 4 persons who were involved in these illegal activities. We are looking into their antecedents. Illegal poachers and transporters are trying to meet the international demand which is increasing day by day."
Mr Chakravarty said the smugglers often use the aerial route to get the wood out of the country.
"We have come across a couple of seizures at the airport itself. They take the road upto the Bangalore International Airport and then take the aerial route - that is what it looks like."
Police believe the illegal storage and manufacturing had been going on for the last four months in the factory.
Story First Published: January 20, 2015 22:30 IST
Four Chinese Held, Red Sanders Seized
By Express News Service
Published: 21st January 2015 06:00 AM
Last Updated: 21st January 2015 02:52 AM
BENGALURU: Bengaluru Rural police seized six tonnes of red sanders and arrested four Chinese nationals following a raid on a furniture factory at Pillagumpa Industrial Area in Hoskote on Monday.
Following the raid, Hoskote police sub-inspector P M Naveen and Head Constable Krishnappa were suspended for dereliction of duty. “It is the failure of the police that such an operation was going on....,” said Arun Chakravarthy, Inspector General of Police (Central Range).
The raid comes a few weeks after the CCB, under then Joint Commissioner Hemant Nimbalkar, seized over 12 tonens of red sanders.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chakravarthy said that the police were looking into the network of the Chinese nationals.
“At the time of the raid, we did not find any locals.
However, probe into the case will reveal more details,” he said. The arrested had come to India on work visas and have made multiple visits to China over the last few months.
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