Curb Sandalwood Smuggling: CIAA

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday directed the government to promulgate an Act to prevent the smuggling of Red Sandalwood out of the country. The direction came following a meeting between officials of the CIAA, secretaries of the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Home, Finance and representatives of the Police Headquarters, Kathmandu Forest Office and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.