Himachal Pradesh police have zeroed on a man recently released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail as the mastermind behind the smuggling of banned red sanders wood to China from here.
‘We have established beyond doubt that Narinder Bodh of Kaza (a village close to China border in Lahaul and Spiti district) was the kingpin in the attempt to smuggle the rare wood to China,’ Superintendent of Police S.R. Rana told .
He said Bodh was released from Tihar Jail in April after serving a 14-year jail term in a drugs smuggling case.
Two trucks transporting 12 tonnes of red sanders wood were seized at Kaurik, just 3 km from the international border, on the night of Aug 23. The truck drivers — Vijay Kumar and Raju — were arrested on the spot.
Both the drivers had in possession valid permits issued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Sumdoh to move closer to the border Read Full Story
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