4 tonnes of sandalwood seized on Indo-Nepal border; 3 held

About four tonnes of sandalwood, being smuggled to Nepal, were seized in a border area and three persons arrested in this connection.

A truck loaded with 4,000 kilograms of sandalwood was intercepted near Badhni on Indo-Nepal border last evening, custom department sources said today.

Three alleged smugglers travelling on the vehicle have been arrested, they said.

The sandalwood was being smuggled from Karnataka to Nepal, they said.