Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Red Sanders Logs Seized, Four Smugglers Arrested in Srikalahasti
The police in Srikalahasti were on the lookout for people smuggling valuable red wood.
On Saturday evening and Sunday morning, they found groups of men carrying red sanders logs in two different areas.
When the police tried to catch them, the men dropped the wood and ran.
The police chased and caught four men in total.
All four men were from the same district in Tamil Nadu.
The police took the wood and the arrested men to continue their investigation.
The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) seized 24 red sanders logs.
Four smugglers were arrested during two separate operations in Srikalahasti mandal.
The smugglers attempted to flee when intercepted by the task force personnel.
The arrested individuals are all natives of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu.
Further investigation into the smuggling activities is currently underway.
- Who
- Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) and four smugglers
- What
- Seizure of 24 red sanders logs and arrest of four smugglers in two separate operations.
- When
- Saturday evening and Sunday morning
- Where
- Srikalahasti mandal, Tirupati district (Adavaram beat, Sadasivakona area, Teerdhalapalakona)
- Why
- Smuggling of red sanders logs.
Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF)
Smugglers
Encounter and Apprehension
Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF)
RSASTF personnel spotted individuals carrying red sanders logs and attempted to intercept them.
Smugglers
Upon seeing the police, the smugglers dropped the logs and tried to escape.
Seizure Location
Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF)
Operations were conducted in the Adavaram beat and near Teerdhalapalakona.
Smugglers
Logs were seized in the Sadasivakona area and near Teerdhalapalakona.
- Number of Red Sanders Logs Seized
- 24
- Number of Individuals Arrested
- 4
- Location of Operations
- Srikalahasti mandal, Tirupati district
- Origin of Arrested Smugglers
- Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu
- Supervising Officials
- L. Subba Rayudu (RSASTF head), SP P. Srinivas, DSP V. Srinivas Reddy, ACF J. Srinivas
- Leading Officers
- RSI T. Vishnuvardhan Kumar, RSI K. Maheshwara Naidu
