The Chittoor police on Wednesday arrested two suspected red sanders smuggling operatives from Tamil Nadu and seized about two tonnes of logs worth over ₹3 crore in the international market, at Cherlopalle Cross on the Chittoor-Bengaluru NH.
The police also seized three SUVs and a goods vehicle worth ₹50 lakh. Six other accused managed to escape from the spot, the police said.
Addressing a press conference here, Superintendent of Police Y. Rishant Reddy and Deputy SP N. Sudhakar Reddy produced M. Perumal (33) and C. Velu (38) of Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, and the seized property.