Udumula Sudhakar Reddy
State government has sought Enforcement Directorate probe into Red
sanders smuggling by Chinese nationals after the preliminary investigations found not
only the involvement of foreign nationals but also of international freight agencies and
a chain of middleman as well money transactions among international smugglers.
Hyderabad Divisional Forest Officer Mr. D Nagabhushanam has sent request to joint
director of Directorate of Enforcement in the city to take up further investigation in
the case.
So far nine persons including 5 Chinese were arrested in the smuggling of both Red
Sanders and Sandalwood. The accused were sent to Cherlapally jail in August 2013 after
court remanded them to judicial custody.
Forest department said that the priced wood consignments are routed to China via Kong.
Forest department says there is violation of convention of international trade in
endangers species. And Information was sent to Ministry of External affairs. It is
believed that the laptop and computer devices seized from the accused Chinese contained
vital information regarding the international racket.
It all started when Nacharam police arrested smugglers by intercepting a TNT courier
vehicle and arrested three Chinese nationals. One of the accused TNT delivery boy M
Santosh Kumar revealed to police that the material is to be delivered to Hong Kong and
was rejected by airport authorities and the same was brought to Nacharam to handover to
persons who booked it. Six carton boxes of Red sanders and sandal wood were found. On
further investigation police seized seven carton boxes of Red sanders in Tarnaka. Huge
amounts of American, Myanmar, Bhutan, Malaysian, Korean and Chinese and Indian currency
was seized from the accused.
Forest officials who took over the case also arrested G Dayakar Executive of Operations
and R Satish Kumar Area Manager into custody for booking aero bills through TNT at
Patigadda in the city to Hongkong. The accused Chinese nationals are from Fujian of
Bangton in China.
The cases were booked under illegal transportation of sandalwood and red sanders under
section 32 of AP Forest Act and AP Sandalwood and Red sanders possession rule, Biological
diversity act and under theft section of IPC and violation of CITES(convention on
international trade in endangered species).
State government has sought Enforcement Directorate probe into Red
sanders smuggling by Chinese nationals after the preliminary investigations found not
only the involvement of foreign nationals but also of international freight agencies and
a chain of middleman as well money transactions among international smugglers.
Hyderabad Divisional Forest Officer Mr. D Nagabhushanam has sent request to joint
director of Directorate of Enforcement in the city to take up further investigation in
the case.
So far nine persons including 5 Chinese were arrested in the smuggling of both Red
Sanders and Sandalwood. The accused were sent to Cherlapally jail in August 2013 after
court remanded them to judicial custody.
Forest department said that the priced wood consignments are routed to China via Kong.
Forest department says there is violation of convention of international trade in
endangers species. And Information was sent to Ministry of External affairs. It is
believed that the laptop and computer devices seized from the accused Chinese contained
vital information regarding the international racket.
It all started when Nacharam police arrested smugglers by intercepting a TNT courier
vehicle and arrested three Chinese nationals. One of the accused TNT delivery boy M
Santosh Kumar revealed to police that the material is to be delivered to Hong Kong and
was rejected by airport authorities and the same was brought to Nacharam to handover to
persons who booked it. Six carton boxes of Red sanders and sandal wood were found. On
further investigation police seized seven carton boxes of Red sanders in Tarnaka. Huge
amounts of American, Myanmar, Bhutan, Malaysian, Korean and Chinese and Indian currency
was seized from the accused.
Forest officials who took over the case also arrested G Dayakar Executive of Operations
and R Satish Kumar Area Manager into custody for booking aero bills through TNT at
Patigadda in the city to Hongkong. The accused Chinese nationals are from Fujian of
Bangton in China.
The cases were booked under illegal transportation of sandalwood and red sanders under
section 32 of AP Forest Act and AP Sandalwood and Red sanders possession rule, Biological
diversity act and under theft section of IPC and violation of CITES(convention on
international trade in endangered species).
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