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325 kg of sandalwood seized at Central station

CHENNAI, Aug 12: The Forest Protection Squad has seized sandalwood, weighting about 325 kg and worth nearlt Rs 1.5 lakhs, during a raid a...

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CHENNAI, Aug 12: The Forest Protection Squad has seized sandalwood, weighting about 325 kg and worth nearlt Rs 1.5 lakhs, during a raid at the New Parcel Office, Chennai Central station. The sandalwood materials were contained in six blue colour drums declared as chemical powder-non dangerous and were about to be despatched through Lucknow Express for Gurusahi Ganj.

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