The police seized over three tonnes of red sandalwood valued at Rs 2.5 crore from an abandoned lorry in Kancheepuram on Thursday. On Thursday morning, villagers of Vinayagapuram found a lorry abandoned for a long time.

When they checked the vehicle, they found red sandalwood hidden under the straws. Soon they informed the police station. Cops from Baluchetty Chatram visited the spot and found 64 wooden logs. They informed officials from the forest department, who visited the spot and seized the lorry, which had an Utter Pradesh registration number.