Sea cucumber worth Rs 1.50 cr seized in Nagapattinam

The police received information that a large number of endangered species of sea cucumber was hoarded at the fishing hamlets along the Nagapattinam coastline.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:26th Mar, 2023 at 4:53 AM

TIRUCHY: Nagapattinam Coastal Security Police on Saturday seized around one ton of sea cucumber worth Rs 1.50 crore and arrested three persons.

The police received information that a large number of endangered species of sea cucumber was hoarded at the fishing hamlets along the Nagapattinam coastline.

Following this, the personnel conducted a surprise inspection at Akkaraipettai and Thideerkuppam hamlets on Saturday in which they found a huge quantity of sea cucumber hoarded at a farm of one Senbagam from Akkaraipettai.

They were stocked in 30 boxes together weighing one ton.

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Sea cucumber worth Rs 1.50 cr seized in Nagapattinam

The police received information that a large number of endangered species of sea cucumber was hoarded at the fishing hamlets along the Nagapattinam coastline.

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