The seized ambergris is reportedly worth approximately $1 million. It is illegal to use the substance in the U.S. but is often found in foreign markets.
, senior manager of wildlife disaster response at Humane Society International, Sumanth Bindumadhav, said that he and other conservationists fear that more people will start targeting sperm whales for the substance, rather than just collecting it when it surfaces.
The men arrested on Saturday were not the first to be caught with the illegal substance in India in recent months.
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