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.
