Dried seahorses and shark fins seized, two held
Following directions from the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and District Forest Officer K. Karthikeyani, a team led by Tindivanam Forest Range Officer P. Bhuvanesh was conducting vehicle checks at Ekkiyarkuppam when they intercepted one Mohammed Ismail, 59 of Cuddalore district who was riding a two-wheeler. The team found 22 dried seahorses in his possession and nabbed him.
Based on his confession, the police conducted searches at a handicraft store belonging to his friend Ahmad in Cuddalore and seized 34 shark fins. The accused were produced before a local court in Tindivanam and remanded to custody. Further investigations are on.
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