Porbandar:

The Indian Coast Guard at this time intercepted a suspicious Pakistani boat that had almost 86 kg of medicine price Rs 600 crore. Performing on intelligence, the Coast Guard together with the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Narcotics Management Bureau (NCB), launched a crackdown on the drug trafficking syndicate working within the area.

Together with the medicine, 14 crew members from the Pakistani vessel had been additionally detained.

“In a wide ranging in a single day operation, the Indian Coast Guard undertook an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation at sea. Approx 86 kg of narcotics price Rs 600 crore has been apprehended together with 14 crew from the Pakistani boat,” the Coast Guard mentioned in a press launch.

The company deployed ships and plane on concurrent missions to make sure the effectivity of the operation. One of many key vessels concerned within the operation was the Coast Guard ship Rajratan, which had officers from each the NCB and ATS on board.

Regardless of makes an attempt by the suspected drug-laden boat to evade seize, the vigilant ship efficiently recognized and intercepted it. A specialised workforce from the ship carried out a radical search, confirming the presence of medicine onboard.

“No quantity of evasive manoeuvring techniques employed by the drug laden boat may put it aside from the swift and robust ICG ship Rajratan. Ship’s specialist workforce embarked the suspect boat and after thorough checks, confirmed the presence of the sizeable quantity narcotics,” Coast Guard mentioned.

Anti #Narco#Operations@IndiaCoastGuard Ship Rajratan with #ATS#Gujarat & #NCB@narcoticsbureau in an in a single day sea – air coordinated joint ops apprehends #Pakistani boat in Arabian Sea, West of #Porbandar with 14 Pak crew & @86 Kg contraband price approx ₹ 600Cr in… pic.twitter.com/N49LfrYLzz

— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) April 28, 2024

The seized Pakistani boat, together with its crew, is being dropped at Porbandar for additional investigation.