Forestry officials in Paro seized 59 pieces of illegal sandalwood from Chhuzom at around 11pm on Saturday.
Officials discovered the illegal timber while inspecting a pickup truck parked on the highway, towards Haa.
The sandalwood weighing almost 700 kilograms was smuggled in by a man from Tsento Gewog in Paro.
The offender will be fined over Nu. 1MN.
This is the 6th such reported case this year.
