Delhi police arrested a man on Monday in connection with sandalwood smuggling and seized 571.4 kg of redwood worth around Rs 50 lakh from him in Asola village. The accused has been identified as Amit Verma, a resident of West Bengal. Based on inputs from sources, the STF team laid a trap in Asola Village on June 3 and arrested Verma.

Delhi Police has arrested a sandalwood smuggler and seized 571.4 kg of red sandalwood worth approx Rs 50 lakh from Asola village. pic.twitter.com/qytJVxUQTM

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"The godown in Asola was taken on rent by the accused. Eight logs were recovered from the godown. To identify the recovered logs, a wildlife inspector was called on the spot, who identified the recovered logs as red sanders," Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr. G Ram Gopal Naik said. The cost of recovered illegal redwood is around Rs 2 crore in the international market.