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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized from Mumbai & Gujarat around 8000 kgs of shark fins meant for… https://t.co/PZT5fK5GCH — ANI (@ANI) 1535981313000

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MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Monday it has seized 8,000 kgs offrom Mumbai and Gujarat meant for export to China and Hong Kong The seizedwere meant for illicit export by mis-declaring them as dried ray skins, dried marine products and fish maw, among others, a DRI statement said here.Export ofof all species is prohibited under the law."The DRI on September 1 seized around 8,000 kgs of...In all, 3000 kgs ofwere seized from a godown at Sewri in Mumbai and 5,000 kgs from Veraval in Gujarat. The DRI has intercepted four persons in this operation, including the mastermind," the statement said.Investigations by the DRI Mumbai unit have indicated the entire quantity was intended to be exported to China and Hong Kong, it said."It has come up during the investigations that the stocks ofare replenished regularly," the statement said.Exports ofare mis-declared as dried ray skins, dried marine products and fish maw, among others, avoid detection and circumvent prohibition, said the Central government agency.