Coast Guard seizes 1,200 kg sea cucumber off Mandapam, 2 held

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A defence release said the Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam received an intelligence input about illegal transshipment of banned Sea Cucumber at 00 40 hours on Tuesday. The ICG initiated a joint patrol with personnel from the Forest Department in the dark hours and monitored movement of suspicious vessels. Subsequently, a boat was intercepted at 06 30 am and a joint team of ICG and Forest Department personnel recovered 110 gunny bags of sea cucumber weighing 1,200 kg. The boat with its two crew was brought to Mandapam North Fishing Harbour. On investigation it was revealed that the consignment was planned for transshipment across the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMB)