Police in India have arrested a man after seizing about four pounds of ambergris, a rare and highly valuable byproduct of sperm whales, during an operation prompted by a tip to authorities.

Police arrested three people who possessed ambergris, otherwise known as "whale vomit." A rare substance produced only by a small percentage of sperm whales, ambergris forms in a whale's digestive ...

A rare, waxy material called ambergris — known as “floating gold,” it’s something of a treasure in the fragrance industry — can elevate the scents and notes of a perfume or cologne. Ambergris is ...

Kurla Police, with Forest Department assistance, apprehended a 28-year-old man for illegally possessing and attempting to sell ambergris, also known as whale vomit. The 627 grams of the protected ...

A huge bounty of ambergris—often called "whale vomit"—that was seized from smugglers in India has been found to be worth several million dollars. Local authorities acquired the smuggled ambergris near ...

A father from Scotland claims to have discovered a rare chunk of whale vomit worth more than $50,000 — but experts have told him it’s nothing but “sewage grease.” Ronnie Humphreys, 42, says the nearly ...

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A man in England quickly found out that it s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In Google I put whale vomit, said Ken Wilman. As soon as I saw the pictures of it I came straight back down to the ...

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One couple scored big when they came across a smelly find that could bring in more than $70,000. Gary and Angela Williams were walking on a beach in the United Kingdom when they smelled a foul odor, ...