NE NEWS SERVICE
BHUJ, JULY 6
As many as 19 packets of drugs, suspected to be charas, weighing about 21.4 Kgs were recovered by the Indian Coast Guard from an island off Kutch coast on Tuesday, officials said.
During routine patrol by @IndiaCoastGuard Hovercraft today,
19 packets of suspicious narcotics substance weighing 21 Kgs worth 32 lakhs is recovered in unclaimed condition fm shallow waters of Kutch near Jakhau.ICG is searching for more such consignment hidden or washed ashore pic.twitter.com/f24Thc2TXa
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 6, 2021
The initial testing of substance indicative of hashish/ marijuana worth Rs 32 lakhs in international market. Recovered packets are being handed over to Marine Police.
The packets were lying unclaimed on the island located near the Jakhau coast in Kutch district, Superintendent of Police Mayur Patil said.
“The packets were likely dumped in the sea and washed ashore,” he said, adding that more details were awaited.
Hundreds of packets of narcotic drugs worth crores of rupees in illicit markets have been recovered in recent months by the Coast Guard, Border Security Force and the state marine police off the Kutch coast which is close to India’s border with Pakistan.