11 tonnes of red sanders seized in Chennai

Police on Saturday seized about 11 tonnes of red sanders from a warehouse in Perungalathur near Maraimalai Nagar. They later handed over the seized logs to forest officials in Chengalpet. Based on a tip, personnel from the Maraimalai Nagar police station raided a warehouse on Kamarajar Salai in Maraimalai Nagar in the morning and found red sanders logs hidden under areca palm trees at the facility. Later, they informed district forest ranger Pandurangan, who subsequently arrived at the spot with his team. Investigation revealed that the warehouse belonged to Palani of Ambattur. He had rented it out to Sheik Ali of Manali for Rs 1.8 lakh a month. After preliminary inquiries, forest officials said that Sheik Ali hired the premises on December 16 claiming that areca stems for export would be stored there.

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