Kadapa police arrest nine in major red sanders smuggling bust

The Kadapa district police arrested nine persons for their alleged involvement in three separate cases of red sanders smuggling and seized 87 logs weighing 1.810 metric tonnes. They also confiscated five four-wheel drive vehicles used for smuggling the logs from the accused.

As part of the district-wide crackdown announced by the Superintendent of Police (SP) Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath, police from the Mannur police station, led by Inspector Lingappa and Red Sanders Task Force Inspector C. Shankar Reddy, conducted vehicle checks at Akepadu crossroads in Rajampeta mandal and intercepted a container vehicle arriving from Tirupati.

On seeing the police, the occupants inside the vehicle tried to flee but were nabbed by police, who also seized 42 logs from the vehicle. The accused were identified as Vadamanchi Murali (26) from Renigunta, Palepu Manohar (31) from Kodur and Sunil Kumar (29) from Churu district in Rajasthan.