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RAMANATHAPURAM: The Ramanathapuram district police seized 958 kg of processed and semi-processed sea cucumbers from a hideout on Thursday.
The value of the illegally fished species that was to be smuggled to Sri Lanka has been pegged at Rs 20 lakh.
The seizure was based on a tip-off received by district superintendent of police E Karthik.
The raid was conducted on the Vedalai coast by a team from the Mandapam police station. It was led by assistant superintendent of police of Rameswaram sub-division Deepak Siwach.