The ship’s 5 crew, all Pakistani nationals, have been arrested.
In a joint operation, the Indian Navy and the Narcotics Management Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday seized round 3,300 kg of medicine from a ship close to Gujarat’s Porbandar, making it the largest such drug seizure in latest instances, the Navy mentioned.
On Tuesday, a small ship was intercepted by the Navy and over 3089 kg of charas, 158 kg of methamphetamine and 25 kg of morphine was recovered. The ship’s 5 crew, all Pakistani nationals, have been arrested.
Whereas officers are but to specify the overall worth of the medication seized, information company PTI mentioned one kg of charas is priced at Rs 7 crore in worldwide markets.
#IndianNavy in a coordinated ops with Narcotics Management Bureau, apprehended a suspicious dhow carrying virtually 3300Kgs contraband (3089 Kgs Charas, 158 Kgs Methamphetamine 25 Kgs Morphine).
The biggest seizure of narcotics, in amount in latest instances.@narcoticsbureaupic.twitter.com/RPvzI1fdLW— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) February 28, 2024
“The seizure of medicine from the dhow, which is by far the biggest by way of amount, was doable by the collaborative efforts of the Indian Navy’s mission-deployed property with the NCB. The contraband together with the apprehended boat and crew have been handed over to the Regulation Enforcement Companies at an Indian port,” the Indian Navy mentioned in a press release.
The operation was carried out within the Arabian Sea close to the Worldwide Maritime Boundary Line, a senior official of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) advised information company PTI.
Indian Navy mentioned a suspicious dhow (crusing vessel) was noticed at sea close to Porbandar by a surveillance plane after which a ship was diverted to intercept the vessel believed to be engaged in drug smuggling.
“Primarily based on the enter of P8I LRMR plane on surveillance mission, IN mission-deployed ship was diverted to intercept the suspicious dhow engaged in contraband smuggling,” the Navy mentioned.
The huge drug bust comes per week after a staggering 1,100 kilograms of the mephedrone, additionally identified by its avenue identify ‘Meow Meow’, value ₹ 2,500 crore was seized in two-day raids throughout Pune and New Delhi.
Whereas 700 kg of mephedrone was seized in Pune and one other 400 kg of the banned drug was present in Delhi.
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