Image Source : FILE 25 kg sandalwood recovered at airport, 2 Sudanese arrestedThe Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has recovered 25 kg of sandalwood chips from the luggage of two Sudanese nationals at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, following which the duo was arrested, an official said on Wednesday. "The two Sudanese nationals were stopped for a security check at the Mumbai airport's Gate number 6 atTerminal 2. When their luggage was checked, the CISF personnelfound around 25 kg of sandalwood chips kept inside," he said. Since the last one month, the CISF has foiled at least four attempts of smuggling of the sandalwood by Sudanese nationals, he added. According to the official, in four different cases of sandalwood smuggling, the CISF have seized at least 129 kg of sandalwood, worth around Rs 15 lakh, at the city airport andarrested five persons over the last one month.

Source: Ethiopian News October 09, 2019 11:03 UTC