Coast Guard nabs 8 Pakistani nationals with heroin worth Rs 150 crore off Gujarat coast

In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS apprehended a boat with 8 Pakistani nationals and recovered 30 kg of heroin off the Gujarat coast in the early hours of Thursday.

Eight Pakistani nationals were apprehended in possession of 30 kg of heroin off the Gujarat coast in the Arabian Sea early Thursday morning. The arrest was made by a joint team of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard. The Pakistani nationals were spotted in a boat near the Jakhau port of Gujarat's Kutch district. Officials said this was the result of an operation launched to nab smugglers on the basis of a tip-off. In fact, the boat was apprehended at a spot not far from the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), which separates India and Pakistan in the sea.