More than 350 kg of sea cucumber, an endangered marine species, were seized and four persons arrested for allegedly hoarding them for smuggling near here today, police said.
Acting on a tip-off that sea cucumber had been hoarded on a large scale for being smuggled to Singapore and some other countries, Coastal Security Group Police raided Pullaveli area near here and seized 360 kg of the protected marine life.
They arrested four persons who had allegedly hoarded the sea cucumbers for being smuggled.
The worth of the seizure was about Rs.35 lakh in the domestic market, Police said.
