Dried seahorses seized, one held
Following directions from the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a team led by Tindivanam Forest Range Officer P. Bhuvanesh was conducting vehicle checks at Om Sakthi Nagar in Marakkanam when they intercepted one Tameem Ansari, 47, of Koonimedu near Marakkanam, who was riding a two-wheeler.
The team found 14 dried seahorses in his possession and nabbed him. The accused was produced before a local court in Tindivanam and remanded to custody. Further investigation is on.
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