Around 20 tonnes of red sanders stashed in a truck parked near Puthiamputhur in Thoothukudi 
Tamil Nadu

20 tonnes of red sanders seized from a parked truck in Thoothukudi

The contraband was worth Rs 10 crore. Probe revealed that the truck yard was owned by J Rakesh (38) of Polpettai and the vehicle by G Rajesh of Millerpuram.

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Madurai

Around 20 tonnes of red sanders stashed in a truck parked near Puthiamputhur in Thoothukudi were seized by a team of police personnel on Monday.

The suspicious vehicle was spotted in a truck yard near Pudurpandiyapuram toll plaza, sources said. Thoothukudi SP S Jeyakumar ordered the seizure based on a tip off. The contraband was worth Rs 10 crore. Probe revealed that the truck yard was owned by J Rakesh (38) of Polpettai and the vehicle by G Rajesh of Millerpuram.

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