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JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Tuesday the Department of Justice (DOJ)-led Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Task Force (AASTF) will leave no stone unturned in identifying government officials who may be possibly involved in smuggling of agricultural products, particularly garlic and onion, into the country. Remulla made the assurance following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s 2nd State of the Nation…

Country-made rifles recovered from the accused

Fighting a hostile terrain, blazing sun, virus and red sanders smugglers Updated: Updated: Combing parties in Seshachalam forests have an unenviable task cut out for them in summer Share Article Combing parties in Seshachalam forests have an unenviable task cut out for them in summer After negotiating a stretch of Seshachalam hills’ inhospitable terrain from dawn to dusk, and with just half a litre of drinking water left in the bottle, a member of the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) will find himself in a valley whose water sources have dried up. And he has miles to go in hot...

Updated: They were on way to reserve forest to cut red sanders trees Share Article AAA Red Sanders Task Force officials presenting the accused before the media, at Tirupati on Monday. Photo: Special arrangement   They were on way to reserve forest to cut red sanders trees The Andhra Pradesh State Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (APSRSASTF) personnel on Monday apprehended 14 woodcutters from Tamil Nadu at a forest location between Panapakam and Ithepalle villages, the entry points to the Seshachalam hills. Axes seized The police seized axes, provisions and liquor bottles from their po...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) seized 20 red sanders logs, a car and a stock of provisions from a group of smuggling operatives at Bhupal Colony in Karakambadi on the outskirts of Tirupati on Saturday morning. According to the task force officials, a patrol party had spotted the movement of a large batch of smuggling operatives (woodcutters) at the foothills between Timminadupalem and Bhupal Colony on Friday night. After a hot pursuit, the woodcutters allegedly resorted to stone pelting at the combing force, which advanced forward with firearms. ...