The Mysuru district police arrested three persons and recovered 9.8 kg of highly valued ambergris, also known as whale vomit, at H.D. Kote near here.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Superintendent of Mysuru district police Seema Latkar said the trio was transporting ambergris in a car from Kerala and were intercepted by the police at H.D. Kote handpost on May 20.
“Ambergris is very expensive and costs around ₹1.5 to ₹2 crore per kg,” she said.