A 25-year-old man was arrested by the property cell of Mumbai Crime Branch for allegedly selling whale vomit, also known as ambergris, which is banned under wildlife protection act. The accused, identified as Vaibhav Kalekar, was arrested near Trident Hotel at Marine Drive while he was waiting for an agent to sell the same.

The ambergris, recovered from the accused, weighs around 2.316 kg and is worth Rs 2.60 crore in the international market. The accused was nabbed based on a tip-off. "We have laid a trap and the accused was apprehended. The ambergris found in his custody was checked by forest officials with their kit and result came positive,” an officer said.