Four people were arrested for allegedly smuggling red sandalwood from southern states to other parts of India and abroad, police said Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap near Ashram Chowk on September 28 and intercepted a truck carrying huge quantity of red sandalwood at 9 pm, they said. Krishan (27), Ravinder (24), Neeraj Sehgal (38) and Nikhil Salwan were arrested and 133 red sandalwood logs, valued around Rs 1.40 crore in domestic market, were seized from the truck, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) G Ram Gopal Naik said.