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Red sanders smuggling, which is rampant successful Seshachalam and Nallamala forests comprising Tirupati, Chittoor, Annamayya, Kadapa, Nellore, Prakasam and Nandyal districts, witnessed a crisp diminution successful the twelvemonth 2025, portion the condemnation complaint has improved significantly.
Interestingly, the Red Sanders Anti Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) has besides initiated attachment of properties of imaginable smugglers, and is presently devising a strategy to guarantee its fool-proof implementation.
The twelvemonth saw 32 cases being disposed of by courts, 25 convictions, 4 acquittals and 3 abated cases. “We achieved a condemnation complaint of 87.5%, the highest since the inception of RSASTF, which is attributed to prime investigation, timely filing of chargesheets and adjacent coordination with prosecution,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) L. Subbarayudu
Addressing a media league present connected Saturday, on with Superintendent of Police (RSASTF) P. Srinivas, and Chief Conservator of Forest C. Selvam, helium said the 10 most-wanted smugglers were arrested from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and astir susceptible places similar Katigenahalli, Sarjapura and Malur successful Bengaluru and agrarian taluks.
PD Act
The section besides invoked Preventive Detention (PD) Act successful 2 cases this twelvemonth against notorious smugglers.
Several large inter-State operations were carried retired successful Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and New Delhi, wherever precious logs worthy ₹16.5 crore were seized. “We managed to disrupt long-distance smuggling routes and proviso chains,” Mr. Subbarayudu said.
The section besides issued 212 Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) and arrested 52 absconding criminals by continuously raiding their residences done geo-mapping.
Divisional Forest officers V. Sai Baba (Tirupati), K. Ramakonda Reddy (flying squad), Additional SP J. Kulasekhar, Deputy Superintendents V. Srinivasa Reddy and Md. Shareef (both RSASTF) and Assistant Conservator J. Srinivas took part.
