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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Customs Air Intelligence officials foiled a bid to smuggle eight kg of shark fins, that come under CITES listed species, at Chennai airport from a Singapore-bound passenger. On opening the carton, one white HDPE gunny bag was found inside where in eight kg of suspected wild life product similar to shark fins were found. Wild Life Crime Control Bureau officials certified the seized product as “processed shark fins” and there was a probability that these belonged belong to a CITES listed species, a release said. Moreover, as export of shark fins is prohibited under Foreign Trade Policy, the material, worth ` 4.5 lakhs was seized. The practice of finning is causing the collapse of shark population around the world..