The Chittoor police on Saturday nabbed eight red sanders operatives and seized logs worth around ₹2 crore, after intercepting a consignment on its way to Chennai at the old Bengaluru bypass road on outskirts of Chittoor.
Along with the logs, weighing about two tonnes, the police also seized a lorry, two cars, and a motorbike.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Superintendent of Police Y. Rishant Reddy and Deputy SP N. Sudhakar Reddy announced the arrest of the accused and the seized contraband.
The officials said that a special team led by the Chittoor Rural East circle police was conducting v