Two persons arrested with suspected ambergris in Kochi
Arrested individuals were identified as Jineesh, 39, and Saumithran, 38, both hailing from Puthuvype.
The accused were caught allegedly with 1.2kg of ambergris by Palluruthy police while they were transporting the item for sale after finalizing a deal.
According to police, the seized ambergris is estimated to have a value of approximately Rs 2 crore in international market.
Acting on a tip-off received by city deputy commissioner Ashwathy Gigi, the operation was led by Mattancherry assistant commissioner Umesh Goyal, along with Palluruthy station inspector A K Sudheer. The accused and the seized ambergris were handed over to Erumeli forest officer for further proceedings, said police.
On Aug 6, city police seized over one kilogram of ambergris from West Kochi area and arrested two youths hailing from Fort Kochi and Lakshadweep.
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