The Kalyan unit of the Thane crime branch in Maharashtra arrested three individuals and confiscated 5.6 kg of ambergris (whale vomit) valued at ₹6.20 crore, as reported by police on Saturday. The suspects have been identified as Anil Bhosale, Ankush Shankar Mali, and Laxman Shankar Patil.
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Police stated that the crime branch received intelligence about the accused attempting to smuggle ambergris from Pipeline Road to Badlapur in a vehicle. Acting on this information, a search operation was conducted, resulting in the arrest of the suspects and the seizure of the contraband.
