New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has arrested three passengers with 160 kg of red sandal worth 13 lakh from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Officials have issued a statement informing it. According to the CISF, at 9 o'clock on Friday night, CISF and IGI Airport intelligence personnel arrested a passenger named Ashish Chhabra on board Air India flight to Hong Kong at Terminal 3.
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A large quantity of red sandalwood was recovered from his bag while searching the luggage. In this regard, the Customs authorities were informed and the passenger was allowed to check-in. The passenger was kept under surveillance during that time. However, later on, camera surveillance revealed that this passenger was accompanied by two other passengers, who have since been identified as Deepak Mehrolia and Sandesh Dhringia.
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The officer is currently interrogating the accused arrested and trying to find out whom the accused was going to supply red sandalwood and from where he brought it. Police believe that there may be more people involved in this gang, who do this kind of smuggling.