600 kg sea cucumber worth Rs 3 crore seized by Indian Coast Guard

New Delhi: An Indian Coast Guard team in Tamil Nadu seized 600 kg of sea cucumber from a small boat that was involved in smuggling. Based on a tip-off, the ICG team at Mandapam, Ramanathapuram district, tracked the suspected vessel and laid a cordon to block its escape.

Subsequently, the boat was found to be anchored off Uchhipalli, Ramanathapuram on Tuesday (October 19, 2021) afternoon.

Coast Guard teams that rummaged the vessel recovered 31 gunny bags of sea cucumber that weighed 600 kgs. The boat along with seized sea cucumbers was brought to Mandapam and handed over to the Forest Department Officials.