Tamil Nadu cops recover turmeric, shark fins, sea cucumbers worth Rs 40 lakh in Ramanathapuram

A team of police and forest officials recovered 400 kg of shark fins and processed sea cucumbers -- estimated to be worth around Rs 40 lakh -- in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram.

A team of Mandapam police and forest officials recovered 1,700 kg of turmeric, shark fins weighing 400 kg and processed sea cucumbers weighing 100 kg in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram.

Police launched a search operation in the Vedalai area after receiving a tip that perpetrators would smuggle banned products to Sri Lanka.