Daijiworld News Network – Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Oct 23: The Mulki police on detected a case of illegal transportation of sandalwood in Mulki.
The team led by Circle Inspector Venkatesh Prasanna, intercepted a vehicle on Kolnad Industrial Area road near Padupanambur on Sunday.
A total of 89 kgs of sandalwood was recovered hidden under the passenger seat.
P K Ismail (28) and Mohammad Ansaf (20) of Kasargod and Abdul Rakeeb (26) of Bandadka have been arrested. Two mobile phones and Rs 6,010 has been confiscated from them.
Mulki police have seized a Tata Sumo vehicle which was used for smuggling sandalwood to Goa.