CISF nabs man at Delhi airport for trying to smuggle red sandalwood to Vietnam

The Central Industrial Security Force on Sunday said it nabbed a foreign national at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi for trying to smuggle red sandalwood out of the country. Two red sandalwood logs weighing 12kg worth ₹25 lakh were found in the man’s luggage, who was set to board VietJet Flight VJ972 to Hanoi, Vietnam at 12.05 am, officials said. The export of red sandalwood is restricted and special permissions are required with the sandalwood required to be declared with documentation upon exiting the country. Upon checking with forest department officials, the logs were confirmed to be of red sandalwood,” said the CISF official.