Kerala sandalwood theft racket

Kerala sandalwood theft racket busted; CCB arrests four, seizes 82.6 kg sandalwood worth ₹20.9 lakh

Crime Branch arrests absconding accused in 2005 theft of ivory and sandalwood billets from Forest department warehouse in Kerala’s Kasaragod

Crime Branch says the arrested, Mohammed Farid, 60, is an active member of a gang allegedly involved in several similar thefts across Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh