Newskarnataka-Belthangady
Belthangady : Belthangady police have been successful in seizing valuable timber worth nearly Rs one lakh which was being smuggled in a Swaraj Mazda goods carrier at Gerukatte Parapu in Kaliya village here on August 12, Monday. Police were successful in arresting seven persons while one person managed to escape.
The cops who acted on a tip off noticed the Swaraj Mazda vehicle and also a car which was following it. When the vehicles were intercepted, a person named Aboobakker Nala who was in the car took to its heels. Other seven persons namely Niyaz, Yathiraj, Abdul Jubair, Monu alias Abdul Rehman,Khader, PM Tasmeer and Abdul Salam were arrested.
Police found valuable wood including Mavu, Uppalige and Porli varieties concealed behind tarpaulin sheets in the vehicle.
Investigations are underway.