Hyderabad, February 17: About 10,000 kg of red sanders logs worth Rs 84.50 lakh have been seized while it was allegedly being smuggled to Dubai, officials said here today.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized the Red sanders wood, which is a prohibited item for exports, when it was being smuggled to Dubai in a container from Sanathnagar here on February 13. They also arrested two persons in this connection, a release from the DRI (Zonal Unit) Additional Director General said.
Acting on a specific intelligence, DRI (regional unit) officers examined the container at Inland container Depot in Sanathnagar and found 10,570 kg of red sanders logs concealed behind cement asbestos sheets.
DRI officers who arrested two persons yesterday after preliminary investigation did not reveal their identification, it said.
–Agencies