Mon Jul 28 18:24:35 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a news article summarizing the provided text:
**Headline: Man Arrested in Tamil Nadu for Possession of Dried Seahorses**
**VILLUPURAM, India – July 28, 2025** – Forest department officials in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, have arrested a 47-year-old man for possessing 14 dried seahorses. The arrest occurred in Marakkanam on Sunday evening following a vehicle check conducted under the direction of the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
Tameem Ansari of Koonimedu near Marakkanam was intercepted while riding a two-wheeler. A search revealed he was carrying the protected marine animals.
Seahorses are a protected species under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, making their possession illegal.
P. Bhuvanesh, the Tindivanam Forest Range Officer, led the operation. Ansari has been remanded to custody after being produced before a local court in Tindivanam. An investigation is ongoing.
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