101 East investigates the rise of India’s alleged kingpin of red sandalwood smuggling and the fight to capture him.
India’s red sandalwood is one of the most expensive timbers in the world. It is also an endangered species.
An international black-market trade in it has decimated valuable forests, with armies of smugglers terrorising local law enforcement.
One man stands accused of being at the top of the trade – Sahul Hameed.
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