NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 23
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) recovered 88 packets of hashish (cannabis) worth Rs 1.32 crore in the international market from some uninhabited islands off the coast of Jakhau port in Gujarat’s Kutch district in the past one week, an official said on Tuesday.
#IndianCoastGuard #Gujarat The team recovered 88 packets of charas worth Rs 1.32 Crores (approx) in market. Search Ops conceived by Station Commander Jakhau under supervision of Dist HQ-15 (Okha). @IndiaCoastGuard @SpokespersonMoD @PIBAhmedabad @DDNewsGujarati @ABPNews @aajtak https://t.co/asahN5Xd8x pic.twitter.com/yold7WIyjN
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) June 23, 2020
The contraband has been handed over to the marine police and further investigation is on, defence spokesperson for Gujarat, Wing Commander Puneet Chadha said in a statement.
On June 17, 21 and 22, the Coast Guard hovercraft squadron led by Deputy Commandant Anuradha Shukla found four, 34, and 50 packets, respectively, on different islands close to Jakhau during search operations using hovercraft and rubber boats. The search operations were conceived by Station Commander Jakhau under the supervision of District Headquarters -15 (Okha), he said.
After ascertaining that the powder in these packets was hashish, the drug haul was handed to the marine police, the official said.
“The Indian Coast Guard recently commissioned a hovercraft squadron at Jakhau to make the coastal security robust, and it is yielding good results,” he said.
In the recent past, other agencies, including Kutch-West police and the Border Security Force (BSF) also recovered hashish packets apparently washed ashore and lying unclaimed on such islands and in creek area.
