Customs officials said that the scales of Pangolin also known as Scaly Anteater which were seized yesterday would cost more than Rs 37 lakh in the local market.
K Manga, from whose house the Pangolin scales were seized, reportedly said that he was instructed to send the scales to a man named Padawnga in Myanmar.
The scales of Scaly Anteater, an endangered specie, were used for making garments and other purposes, the officials said.