TIRUPATI: The red sanders anti-smuggling task force sleuths arrested 16 smugglers in two separate incidents near Mydukur and Tummalabailu on Sunday.
RSI Suresh and his team that embarked on a combing operation from the CL Baavi base camp on Saturday night, spotted a group of smugglers near Jorugodla, surrounded them and arrested 14 smugglers at the spot.
The task force sleuths seized 17 red sanders logs, two luggage autorickshaws and other materials from the possession of the smugglers.
Another RSI Lingadhar and his team who undertook combing operations from the Sanipaya base camp, arrested two smugglers identified as Shivaraj (30) and Sivamani (45), both belonging to Tamil Nadu.
Task force personnel seized six logs from the accused.
The total value of the logs seized by the task force was estimated to be worth approximately Rs 40 lakh.
