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Mumbai: DRI seizes 8 MTs of Red Sanders wood valuing Rs 7.9 crores
Updated On: 05 July, 2024 09:45 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Red sanders is a protected species under CITES convention and export of the same is prohibited under the Customs Act, 1962
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The seized Red Sanders wood
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday said that it has seized around 8 MTs of Red Sanders wood near Mumbai valuing approximately Rs 7.9 crores in the illicit market.
In an official statement the DRI said that on basis of specific intelligence, the officers of DRI, Mumbai Zonal Unit mounted surveillance on a syndicate attempting to smuggle Red Sanders wood out of India by declaring the same as Granite marble slabs.
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