
Sea Cucumber Smuggling Surges in Andaman & Nicobar Islands as Foreign Poachers Exploit Marine Riches
Port Blair, September 6 — Authorities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have intensified anti-poaching operations following a major crackdown that exposed the growing threat posed by foreign poachers targeting the region’s marine biodiversity—particularly sea cucumbers. In the latest operation, 22 suspected poachers from Myanmar were arrested in the dense jungles of Nappi Ghope, and…