Kankanady Town Police arrested four persons and seized Ambergris, a banned marine substance commonly called whale's vomit or grey amber, worth Rs 2.20 crore.
According to DCP (Law and order) Hariram Shankar, the arrested are Jabeer M A (35) from Karike village in Kodagu, Asir V P (36) from Hosadurga in Kerala, Sherief N (32) from Hosadurga, and Shabad (27) from Karike village.
They were arrested from a vacant land at Jeppinamogaru, while attempting to sell ambergris to customers. The police have also seized five mobile phones, a car, Rs 1070 in cash.
The value of the total seized properties is Rs 2,25,92,070. The raid was carried out under the direction of City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar.
The police have booked cases under various sections of Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
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Published 15 February 2022, 13:59 IST