On Saturday, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) informed that they have seized heroin worth Rs 350 crore from a Pakistani boat off the state coast.
Six crew members from the boat Al Sakar have also been apprehended jointly by the ICG and ATS in Indian waters near the Arabian Sea's International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
The boat is being further investigated at the port Jakhau in Gujarat.
- "In a joint Ops with ATS #Gujarat, @IndiaCoastGuard apprehended #Pakistani Boat Al Sakar with 06 crew in Indian waters of #Arabian Sea carrying about 50 Kgs heroin worth approx. 350 Cr. The boat is being brought to #Jakhau for further investigation. @DefenceMinIndia @narcoticsbureau," the Indian Coast Guard informed in a tweet.
- This is the sixth such operation over the last one year and the second within a month carried out by ICC and ATS, highlighting India's robust coastal security network.
The ICG, last month, had apprehended a Pakistani boat Al Tayyasa with six crew members in Indian waters carrying approximately 40 kgs of heroin worth Rs 200 crore.
The boat was apprehended six miles inside Indian waters.
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