The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday said that it has seized 28 lakh Peacock tail feathers worth around Rs 2.01 crore at Nhava Sheva Port in Maharashtra`s Navi Mumbai.

The DRI said, "In an anti-smuggling operation, DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit has seized approx. 28 lakh Peacock tail feathers which were being smuggled from India to China, by means of concealment and misdeclaration in an export cargo declared as “Door Mat made up of coir” through Nhava Sheva port."

It said that in pursuance of the information, a detailed examination of the consignment was conducted, and approx. 28 lakh Peacock tail feathers and 16000 Peacock feather stems were recovered.