Sea cucumbers worth Rs 5 crore seized, 2 arrested

: Two tonnes of seacucumberskept

in two godowns here have been seized by the forest department and two persons arrested in this connection.

Acting on a tip-off, a special team from the department conducted a search in multiple godowns and the search yielded two tonnes of the marine species worth about Rs 5 crore. the wildlife warden.

Shenbagam and Chandrasekar, both belonging to Ramnathapuram, were arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, said a wildlife warden.

Further investigations are on, he added.