Kannur (Kerala), Oct 20 (PTI): Two persons were arrested by forest officials for allegedly trying to sell ambergris or vomit of whale worth crores of rupees from Thaliparamba in north Kerala district, officials said.

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Ismaeel and Abdul Rasheed, hailing from Koyipram in the district and Bengaluru respectively, were arrested on the basis of a tip-off received by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Vigilance and Forest Intelligence), Thiruvananthapuram, they said.

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The accused were arrested while trying to allegedly sell the ambergris weighing Rs 9 kg to people from Nilambur in Malappuram district for about Rs 30 crore, they said.

A case was registered against the duo under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, they added.

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