Indian Coast Guard recovers 600 kg of banned sea cucumber worth Rs 3 crore

The Indian Coast Guard has seized 600 kg of banned sea cucumber valued at an estimated Rs 3 crore.

The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday said it has recovered 600 kg of banned sea cucumber from a boat off Ramanathapuram. In a swift operation @IndiaCoastGuard Hovercraft seized 600 kg #SeaCucumber, an #endangeredmarinespecies under wildlife protection act 1972 worth approx Rs one Cr. from a boat near Mandapam #TamilNadu. Seized items handed over to Forest dept #harkaamdeshkenaam pic.twitter.com/7EqR6RzeAp

The value of the seizure was around Rs three crore, the ICG said in a release.