Major Breakthrough! Indian Coast Guard Ship Apprehends Pakistan Boat With 14 Crew Members, And 86kg Narcotics
major breakthrough! indian coast guard ship apprehends pakistan boat with 14 crew members, and 86kg narcotics
In a major breakthrough, the Indian Coast Guard on Saturday undertook an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation at sea. Approximately 86 kg of narcotics worth Rs 600 crore was apprehended along with 14 crew from the Pakistani boat in Arabian Sea, West of Porbandar.
“The operation was an epitome of inter-agency coordination wherein Indian Coast Guard (ICG)Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) collaborated seamlessly which culminated in the successful operation,” the ICG said in a press release.
The ships and aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard were deployed on concurrent missions to effect the operation. ICG ship Rajratan, which had NCB and ATS officials embarked, positively identified the suspect boat.
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“No amount of evasive manoeuvring tactics employed by the drug-laden boat could save it from the swift and strong ICG ship Rajratan. Ship’s specialist team embarked the suspect boat and after thorough checks, confirmed the presence of the sizeable amount narcotics,” the press release stated.
The Pakistan boat along with its crew has been apprehended and is being brought to Porbandar for further investigations. “The jointness of ICG and ATS, which has led to eleven such successful law enforcement operations in the last three years reaffirms the synergy for national objective,” the ICG added.