<p> Forest department officials of Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary arrested a man from Tamil Nadu on Saturday for smuggling sandalwood.<br /><br />The accused has been identified as Syed Noor of Talakavadi in Erode district. The accused was transporting 15 kg of sandalwood in a car.<br /><br />According to the officials, a few smugglers, who are under judicial custody, had Noor’s contact numbers and based on the information provided by them, the officials trapped Noor, the prime accused.<br /><br />Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) M Malatipriya told DH that the department had suspected Noor of being involved in smuggling. Following a tip off, we conducted a raid and trapped him, she said.<br /></p>
<p> Forest department officials of Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary arrested a man from Tamil Nadu on Saturday for smuggling sandalwood.<br /><br />The accused has been identified as Syed Noor of Talakavadi in Erode district. The accused was transporting 15 kg of sandalwood in a car.<br /><br />According to the officials, a few smugglers, who are under judicial custody, had Noor’s contact numbers and based on the information provided by them, the officials trapped Noor, the prime accused.<br /><br />Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) M Malatipriya told DH that the department had suspected Noor of being involved in smuggling. Following a tip off, we conducted a raid and trapped him, she said.<br /></p>
