In Covert Op, Pak Boat Smuggling Drugs Worth Rs 600 Crores Into India Caught

Along with the drugs, 14 crew members from the Pakistani vessel were also detained.

The Indian Coast Guard today intercepted a suspicious Pakistani boat that had nearly 86 kg of drugs worth Rs 600 crore. Acting on intelligence, the Coast Guard along with the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), launched a crackdown on the drug trafficking syndicate operating in the region. Anti #Narco#Operations@IndiaCoastGuard Ship Rajratan with #ATS#Gujarat & #NCB@narcoticsbureau in an overnight sea - air coordinated joint ops apprehends #Pakistani boat in Arabian Sea, West of #Porbandar with 14 Pak crew & @86 Kg contraband worth approx ₹ 600Cr in… pic.twitter.com/N49LfrYLzz

Along with the drugs, 14 crew members from the Pakistani vessel were also detained.

"In a breathtaking overnight operation, the Indian Coast Guard undertook an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation at sea. Approx 86 kg of narcotics worth Rs 600 crore has been apprehended along with 14 crew from the Pakistani boat," the Coast Guard said in a press release.