Mumbai Police arrests man selling ambergris over Rs 5 crore in Goregaon

Mumbai Police arrests man selling ambergris over Rs 5 crore in Goregaon

ANIUpdated: Friday, November 26, 2021, 08:21 AM IST
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Mumbai Police arrested one person for allegedly selling ambergris (whale vomit) illegally in Goregaon on Thursday.

The accused is currently in police custody. He is a resident of the Beed district of Maharashtra and had come to Goregaon to sell 5 kgs of Ambergris, worth more than Rs 5 crore in the market.

After receiving information about the presence of the accused in the area, police laid the trap in Goregaon and arrested him.

Police have seized 5 kgs of Ambergris from the accused.

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