About 6.5 kg of ambergris worth several crores was recovered from two people by the Central Crime Branch officials on Thursday.
The accused were caught red-handed while they were waiting to deliver the package to their clients, and a team of officials based on a tip, raided the place in V.V. Puram and arrested the accused .
An initial probe revealed that the duo were fishermen by profession, and collected the banned item with a plan to sell and make quick money. However, the police suspect that they are part of the racket, and are probing further to ascertain their network.
