Rameswaram, Over the past two days, Police seized 79 kg of sea cucumber, an endangered coral reef species and also arrested ten persons in this connection.

Coast Guard officials said that 15 kg of sea cucumber was seized during a raid on a boat in mid-sea and four persons arrested in this connection.

According to officials, for further actions that four person have been handed over to Forest department officials.

"Yesterday, six persons were arrested and 64 kg of sea cucumber seized at Thondi near Ramanathapuram. Besides half kg of processed sea horse was also seized from them," said police.

The item seized was costs around Rs 80 lakh. The harvest of sea cucumber has been banned under the Wildlife Protection Act.