IMPHAL, May 18: Personal of 9 Assam rifle arrested the driver and a conductor of a passenger bus at Khudengthabi along National Highway number 2 on the Imphal-Moreh road yesterday for carrying red wood at around 3 pm under Moreh police station in Chandel district
According to a reliable source, the driver is identified as Ibosana (45) of Wangoi Imphal east district and conductor is identified as Tomba (28) of Lilong Thoubal district were carrying around 70 Kg of red wood in the bus they were in (bearing registration number MN01- 1394).
Red Sanders or Red Sandalwood is a lucrative market for smugglers as a high price is paid for this wood in China. It is listed as an endangered species because of its over exploitation.