Thane: In two separate attacks, the Forest Division Thane arrested five people from Mumbai to deal with 27 kg Ambergris, also known as Pope vomiting, worth Rs 26 Crore.
Ambergris, a wax submerged by sperm whales, was found floating in the deep sea and used in the manufacture of perfumes and certain Aphrodisiacs.
The sperm whale is a protected species in accordance with the 1972 wildlife protection law, and maintains ambergris or other things related to endangered classes considered illegal, said forest officials.
Hire a Gajendra, a forest conservator, Thane, said the Mumbai range staff from the Thane Forest Division recently ended around two Ambergris deals to be carried out in different locations on the western suburbs on July 8 and July 10.
“We send bait customers and stuck sellers.
In the first attack, four people were arrested with 8kg ambergris, and on the second attack, a man was arrested with 19kg,” rent a rent.
The five defendants have been turned on in detention Department of Forest.