NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEP 14
The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad on Wednesday, in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard, seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat Al Tayyasa in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast, a senior ATS official revealed.
In a joint Ops with ATS #Gujarat @IndiaCoastGuard apprehended #Pakistani Boat Al Tayyasa with 06 crew in #Indian waters of #Arabian Sea carrying about 40 Kgs #heroin worth approx 200 Cr.Boat being brought to #Jakhau for further investigation.#WeProtect @DefenceMinIndia @HMOIndia
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) September 14, 2022
Six Pakistani crew members of the boat were also apprehended, he said.
The fishing boat carrying drugs was intercepted mid-sea by a joint team of the Coast Guard and ATS near Jakhau harbour in Kutch district, the official said.
#BREAKING@IndiaCoastGuard Guard on #Intelligence input by ATS #Gujarat has jointly apprehended #Pakistani Boat with 06 crew in #Indian 🇮🇳 waters carrying appx. 40 kgs of #heroine worth Rs.200 crores
Boat being brought to Jakhau for Jt investigation by all agencies@dgpgujarat pic.twitter.com/mPh0b8dzTG
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 14, 2022
“The heroin was meant to be transported to Punjab by road after being offloaded on the Gujarat coast. Based on a specific tip- off, we intercepted the boat which left from Pakistan, and caught six Pakistani nationals with 40 kg of heroin,” he said.
The ATS and Coast Guard officials along with the seized boat are expected to reach the Jakhau coast later in the day, he said.
The state ATS and the Coast Guard had foiled similar attempts of drug smuggling in the past also and caught foreign nationals with huge quantities of narcotics which they planned to smuggle into India via the Gujarat coast.