The Red Sandalwood Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) arrested eight smugglers and seized 12 red sanders logs in Sanipaya forest, Annamayya district, on Friday, December 5. The operation was led by RSI P. Naresh and ARSI N. Sridhar Reddy under DSP Md. Shareef’s guidance. The team spotted suspects at Chinna Muchurallagutta in Rayavaram section. When the suspects tried to run, they were chased and caught by the RSASTF team. The arrested men are residents of Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu. Authorities seized 12 red sanders logs from them. They were taken to Tirupati Task Force police station. DSP V. Srinivas Reddy and ACF J. Srinivas interrogated the suspects. CI Khadar Bhasha registered a case and the investigation is ongoing.