Assam Forest Dept Seizes Sal Logs worth Rs. 20 Lakhs in Indo-Bhutan Border

Kokrajhar, December 28, 2019:

The Forest department of Assam has seized Sal logs worth Rs. 20 lakhs from the Athiabari Eastern Range of Ripu Reserve Forest in the Indo-Bhutan border.

Based on an intelligence input, a search operation was conducted in the Daoraigaonnai and Khashibari villages and seized the Sal logs worth Rs. 8 lakhs.

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Members of Anti-Corruption team, Crime Investigation Front and Assam Forest Protection launched the search operation and seized the smuggled Sal logs. According to Forest officials, the logs would amount to Rs. 8 lakhs. The logs have been sent to the Gossaigaon Forest department.

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On the other hand, another team launched an operation in Rupnathpur village and seized another lot of smuggled Sal wood logs worth Rs. 12 lakhs.

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