14 Pakistan nationals arrested with 86 kg narcotics off Gujarat coast
The Hindu
Gujarat ATS and NCB seize Pakistani boat with 86 kg drugs worth ₹602 crore off Porbandar coast.
In a joint mid-sea operation, the Gujarat’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday seized a Pakistani boat with 14 crew members and 86 kg of drugs valued at ₹602 crore off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat.
The authorities arrested all 14 persons, who are Pakistan nationals, after their boat was seized in the sea.
According to officials, the consignment was meant to be delivered to some unidentified handlers in Tamil Nadu, from where it was to be smuggled to Sri Lanka for final delivery.
Gujarat Director-General of Police Vikas Sahai said the case has been handed over to NCB for further investigation.
Officials said the ATS received intelligence inputs that a Pakistani fishing trawler headed towards India would be handing over a consignment of narcotics to some unidentified persons from Tamil Nadu.
The inputs further revealed that the radio call sign of the Pakistan boat Al-Raza was “Ali” while the unidentified Indian handlers had the radio call sign “Haider.”
Acting on the tip-off, a joint team of Gujarat’s ATS, Indian Coast Guard and NCB during their joint operation exercise intercepted the suspected boat about 180 nautical miles off Porbandar coast on April 26.
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