Mangaluru: Forest Department officials in Udupi district on Wednesday said they have seized 43 kg of sandalwood and taken one person into custody for trying to smuggle it.

The accused was Ashok of Moodubelle in Udupi taluk, said the officials.

On getting information that the sandalwood was being cut from a tree for the purpose of smuggling, three forest conservators and an official, on night patrol, raided the location in Moodanidambooru village, they said.

Ashok was arrested, produced before court and remanded in judicial custody, they added.