1.7 tonnes of red sanders seized in Delhi

Delhi police seized 1705 kg of red sanders near New Delhi Railway Station and arrested a person on 25 November 2015.
http://delhipolice.nic.in/press-release.html

Government not to include Red Sanders in Schedule-VI of WPA

Supreme Court had earlier directed the government to examine the proposal of placing Red sanders in schedule VI of Wildlife Protection Act, the task was entrusted to the Plants Committee, which recommended no need for this as the placement would disincentivise cultivation of red sanders by the people because for schedule VI species, a license would be required to cultivate.

The State Government of Andhra Pradesh vide their letter no. 4499/For.III/2009-3 dated 05.09.2012 requested the Government of India that Red Sanders need not be included in the Schedule VI of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as about 10,000 ha. of land has Red Sander trees. Besides, the farmers were also growing the Red Sanders trees for their livelihood and inclusion in Schedule-VI would discourage the farmers thereby reducing the cultivation of more trees.

Considering the matter, Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife took note of the matter and concurred with the findings.
http://www.moef.nic.in/sites/default/files/Min.of%2036th%20%20Meeting%20of%20SC%20NBWL%2809.11.2015%29.pdf

Red sanders seized in Haryana

Haryana police seized a container with red sanders near Delhi when on the way to Tuglakabad inland container depot.
http://www.bhaskar.com/news/HAR-ROH-OMC-red-sandle-wood-foun-in-container-5138832-PHO.html

21.63 tonne red sanders seized in Gurgaon

A joint team of Delhi police and Haryana forest officials seized 21.63 tonne of red sanders in Gurgaon district, Haryana on 9 September 2015.
http://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-12863314.html

Red sanders seized in north Bengal

A joint team of SSB and West Bengal forest department seized around four tonnes of red sanders in Jalpaiguri district on 18 July 2015.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/huge-quantity-of-red-sandalwood-worth-several-crores-seized-from-north-bengal-village/articleshow/48135128.cms

10,600 kg of red sanders seized in Hong Kong

Customs officials in Hong Kong detected a suspected sea cargo smuggling case and seized about 10,600 kilograms of red sanders logs from a container at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound on 9 July 2015. Customs officers, through risk assessment, selected a 20-foot container arriving from India and declared to contain "glass flower pot" for inspection. Upon examination, Customs officers found the wood logs in the container.
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201507/09/P201507090779.htm

Red sanders smugglers outsmart cops

The new methods include sending the logs to China after cutting them into small pieces and packing in polythene packets in the guise of copper wire, which is bound around the logs. This packing process is taking place in a warehouse in Bengaluru.
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-23/Red-sanders-smugglers-outsmart-cops-158935

Red sanders seized in Udupi

Karnataka police arrested 7 persons from Kerala with 575 kg of red sanders at Udupi district on 17 June 2015.
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=328436

Crackdown leads to arrest of more Chinese nationals in red sanders smuggling

As the Andhra Pradesh police mount pressure on red sanders smugglers, more and more Chinese nationals involved in illegally procuring the wood and exporting them have fallen into the net, more than 50 Chinese citizens have been arrested in the past few years.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/red-sanders-smuggling-crackdown-leads-to-arrest-of-more-chinese-nationals/99/

5,853 kg red sanders seized in Delhi

Delhi police arrested two persons and recovered 5,853 kg of red sanders from three different places in Delhi.
http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/press-release.html

4.5 tonnes of red sanders seized in Andhra Pradesh

Police officials arrested six persons and seized 4.5 tonnes of red sanders in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh on 4 May 2015.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Notorious-International-Smuggler-Held-Red-Sanders-Worth-Rs-9-Crore-Seized/2015/05/05/article2798208.ece

Red sanders seized in Karnataka

The Forest Department personnel seized a truck-load of red sanders and arrested two persons near a check-post on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway 4 at Belgaum district on 11 March 2015.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/red-sanders-seized/article6984889.ece

4 Chinese nationals arrested with 6 tonnes of red sanders

Four Chinese nationals, whom were trying to smuggle red sanders to China were arrested at Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka on 20 January 2015.
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/four-alleged-chinese-red-sanders-smugglers-nabbed-near-bangalore/

12 tonnes of red sanders seized in Kerala

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on 9 January 2015 seized a 12-tonne consignment of red sanders from the Vallarpadom International Container Terminal, Kochi. The container was seized just as it was about to be loaded onto a ship.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/12-tonnes-of-red-sanders-seized/article6774301.ece

12 tonnes of red sanders seized in Karnataka

Last week Karnataka police had seized more than 12 tonnes of red sanders.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/CCB-seizes-red-sanders-worth-Rs-36-crore/articleshow/45589360.cms

2 key arrests in red sanders case

Two days after 23 tonnes red sanders were seized in mid-seas, the Maharashtra crime branch arrested two key persons linked with several cases.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/2-key-arrests-in-red-sanders-case/articleshow/45400293.cms

485 kg red sanders seized in Manipur

Assam Rifles seized 485 kg of red sanders in Chandel district of Manipur on 6 December 2014.
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=21..091214.dec14

8.5 tonnes of red sanders seized in Maharashtra

The Thane forest division's special squad has seized 8.5 tonnes of red sanders from APMC market, Vashi, on 26 November 2014.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/5cr-worth-red-sanders-seized-from-APMC/articleshow/45288157.cms

Red sanders seized in Telangana

An approx. 1 tonne of red sanders seized from an overturned truck near Hyderabad on 12 November 2014.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141113/nation-crime/article/red-sanders-logs-seized

The other side of red sanders smuggling

Rise in smuggling activities puts question mark on police-forest staff coordination. What irritates the forest personnel is that whenever a seizure of red sanders logs is made, the credit invariably goes to the police.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-other-side-of-red-sanders-smuggling/article6561283.ece