NAVI MUMBAI, July 28 -- During a late-night coastal patrol, Raigad police seized nearly 4 kg of suspected ambergris, popularly known as 'whale vomit', valued at nearly Rs.4 crore in the illegal market. Police detained a 33-year-old man after finding the wax-like substance, prohibited under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972, in a cloth bag kept inside his scooter's storage compartment in the Chalmala area of Alibag. The police were conducting a special coastal patrol near the Chalmala jetty at around 1.30am on Sunday when they allegedly noticed a man moving suspiciously on a scooter. The man was identified as Rahul Pandharinath Hatani, a resident of Chalmala village in Alibag taluka. During a search of his white Honda Activa, the police allegedly found a cloth bag containing approximately 4kg of a substance suspected to be ambergris. Ambergris is produced in the digestive system of sperm whales and is used in the international perfume industry. However, its possession, transportation and sale are prohibited in India under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as sperm whales are protected under the law....