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'Whale Vomit' worth more than Rs 85 lakh seized in Thane, three held
Updated On: 05 October, 2023 12:33 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra crime: On being searched, the trio were found possessing ambergris worth Rs 85.45 lakh, an official said
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The Thane Police in Maharashtra on Thursday said that it arrested three persons after ambergris, commonly called `whale vomit` or `grey amber`, worth more than Rs 85 lakh was recovered from them in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
According to the news agency, the trio was nabbed on October 3 night by a team of forest department personnel during patrolling near a hotel at Mankoli in Bhiwandi taluka of the district, he said.
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