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Boat from Kanniyakumari detained near Lakshadweep for poaching sea cucumber
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The Lakshadweep Marine Wildlife Protection Force have detained a boat from Kanniyakumari district for allegedly involved in poaching banned sea cucumber near an uninhibited island.
When the Lakshadweep Marine Wildlife Protection Force Watchers of Thinnakkara anti-poaching camp were on night patrol around Perumalpar uninhibited islands they caught red-handed the poachers when they were catching sea cucumbers in two mechanized boats. The officials seized 486 giant sized sea cucumbers, worth about ₹5.45 crore and the boats besides arresting seven poachers.
The boats with the culprits were brought to Agatti Range Office headquarters for interrogation and Wildlife Offence Report (First Information Report) was registered against them under Wildlife Protection Act 1972. ....

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