Bengaluru, Dec. 4 -- Bengaluru Police seized 1,143 kg of red sandalwood and three cars worth Rs.1 crore and arrested one person involved in an inter-state smuggling racket operating across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, officials said.

According to police, the case began on November 7 when officers of Hulimavu Police Station received a complaint from a Bhatmidhar stating that a car was parked illegally near Gottigere Lake on Bannerghatta Main Road. Acting on the information, police rushed to the spot, raided the location and arrested a man.

During questioning, the accused confessed to selling red sandalwood illegally. Police seized 95 kg of red sandalwood and a car from his possession. A case was registered under the Forest A...