Red wood seized at Singhat
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 03 2011:
27 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Red Shield Division seized high value red wood worth crores at Singhat.
Two trucks with registration numbers NL 07 A 3790 and NL 05 D 1933 moving from Imphal towards Songtal were intercepted by a vehicle check post established by 39 AR at Singhat.
The trucks were checked and each was found carrying 200 big logs of red wood.
The drivers, Muanminlian and Lalminlian revealed the name of the owners of the trucks.
The case is being investigated in consultation with the forest officials.
This high value wood is smuggled into Myanmar to make statues of Buddha, perfumes, incense sticks and other artifacts sold at a high price in Thailand and South East Asia.
27 Sector Assam Rifles has intercepted such a consignment for the second time in last one month.