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Sandalwood smuggler possessing 2 crores worth wood arrested in New Delhi
Delhi Police’s Crime Branch busted an international sandalwood smuggling racket. A smuggler possessing wood worth Rs 2 crore was taken into custody from a south Delhi farmhouse.
NEW DELHI: The accused was identified as Amit Verma, a resident of Darjeeling in West Bengal. He, along with his gang were smuggling sandalwood from southern states to other parts of the country and abroad. Eight logs weighing 571kg have been seized.
DCP (Crime) Ram Gopal Naik said, a Special Task Force received information about a large consignment of smuggled wood at a rented farmhouse in Jasola, South Delhi.. The wood, which was concealed under scrap clothes, was recovered and seized.
"To identify the recovered logs, a wildlife inspector was called on the spot, who identified them as red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus), which are of superior quality. An FIR has been registered under the Indian Forest Act," the police said.
Amit Verma ran a shoe business in Siliguri. After incurring losses in the business, he came to Delhi in search of a job. Earlier, Verma's cousin was arrested in September 2018 for the same offence.
