<p>Sea cucumber weighing three tonnes and meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka was seized from Vethalai near here on Tuesday, police said.</p>.<p>Two people were arrested in this connection.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, a team of police and forest personnel seized sea cucumber weighing 3,000 kg and a van used to transport it from a farm in Vethalai near Mandapam.</p>.<p>The value of the seized sea cucumber in the international market was over Rs 1 crore, officials said.</p>.<p>The sea cucumber is classified as endangered species and covered under the Wildlife Protection Act and their harvest prohibited.</p>.<p>The marine species is in demand in Sri Lanka and other South-East Asian countries for use as a delicacy and in preparing medicines.</p>
<p>Sea cucumber weighing three tonnes and meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka was seized from Vethalai near here on Tuesday, police said.</p>.<p>Two people were arrested in this connection.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, a team of police and forest personnel seized sea cucumber weighing 3,000 kg and a van used to transport it from a farm in Vethalai near Mandapam.</p>.<p>The value of the seized sea cucumber in the international market was over Rs 1 crore, officials said.</p>.<p>The sea cucumber is classified as endangered species and covered under the Wildlife Protection Act and their harvest prohibited.</p>.<p>The marine species is in demand in Sri Lanka and other South-East Asian countries for use as a delicacy and in preparing medicines.</p>