Nearly 400 kg of sea cucumber worth Rs 8 lakh, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka was today seized from Thoppukaadu in this island town...

Nearly 400 kg of sea cucumber worth Rs 8 lakh, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka was today seized from Thoppukaadu in this island town, coastal marine police said. Fifty-eight bags of sea cucumber was confiscated, they said adding the smugglers managed to escape after seeing them. Sea cucumbers are classified as endangered species and their harvest is banned under the Wildlife Protection Act. These are in great demand in South-East Asian countries.