He Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 million from a Pakistani ship named ‘Al-Raza’ and detained 14 crew members belonging to Balochistan, ANI reported on Sunday.
The narcotics weighed around 86 kg and amounted to around Rs 600 million. Ahmedabad DGP Gujarat Vikas Sahay said the consignment was not for India but for Sri Lanka and the 14 crew members were residents of Balochistan, Pakistan.
In a well-coordinated maritime operation, the Pakistani ship along with its 14 crew members were detained and shifted to Porbandar, Gujarat, for further investigation, the Indian Coast Guard said in a statement, according to ANI.
“That shipment was not for India but for Sri Lanka. I am happy and proud that the ATS network has been such that not even the recipient is Indian, and only if our waters are being used, do we get the exact information… “14 people were present on the Pakistani fishing vessel Al-Raza, all residents of Balochistan, Pakistan,” the DGP told reporters, according to ANI.
“After arresting them, a search and seizure of the Al-Raza ship was carried out as per the procedure in which we recovered 78 parcels weighing around 86 kg and worth Rs 602 million in the international market,” he added, the agency reported. of news. Sunday.
“The operation was an epitome of inter-agency coordination, in which the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Anti-Terrorism Squadron (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) collaborated seamlessly, culminating in a successful operation “, reads the statement.
Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft were deployed on simultaneous missions to carry out the operation.
The ICG Rajratan ship, which had NCB and ATS officials on board, positively identified the suspect ship, according to a PTI report.
The drug-laden ship attempted evasive maneuvers, but it was not enough to save it from the fast and strong ICG Rajratan ship. The ship’s team of specialists boarded the suspicious vessel and after thorough checks, confirmed the presence of a significant amount of narcotics, according to ANI.
(with ANI inputs)