Ambergris worth Rs 10 crore seized, 10 arrestedAmong the arrested, nine are from Kerala and one from Shivamogga, Kodagu district Superintendent of Police K Ramarajan said.
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Madikeri: 10 persons were arrested in connection with the illegal transportation of ambergris from Kerala via Virajpet on Thursday (April 10).
Among the arrested, nine are from Kerala and one from Shivamogga, Kodagu district Superintendent of Police K Ramarajan said.
The accused are: S Shamsuddin (45), M Nawaz (54), V K Lathish (53), Rijesh V (40), Prashanth T (52), A V Raghavendra (48), Balachandra Nayak (55), Saju Thomas (58), Jobis K K (33) and M Jijesh (40).
10.390 kg of ambergris and a note-counting machine were seized from the accused, the SP said.