Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
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he KS Layout police on Thursday arrested a gang of five people from Kerala and recovered 49 kilos of Ambergris estimated worth Rs.15 crore from them.
The accused has been identified as,Sajir Mohammed Kunni,36,Saleem salam,30,Charles George,34,Viju Thangappai,41 and Noushad Mohammed.
Senior officer told reporters all the five accused were caught red handed while waiting for the client to deliver the consignment near Yelachanahalli on Kanakapura road.
Based on a tip off,a team led by Inspector Kotresh BM, raided the place and arrested the accused and recovered Ambergris from them.
The accused are from different parts of the Kerala worked as Cab drivers,mechanics and fishermen.
The accused initially told the police that they have bought the ambergris from their source and tried to sell it in city to make huge profit .
However detailed probe revealed that the accused are careers working on behalf of a person based in Kerala.
The accused have been booked under wildlife protection act and taken into custody to ascertain the source.
