Anti-(*8*) Squad, Gujarat Coast Guard nab 8 Pak. nationals
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According to ATS DIG Himanshu Shukla, 30 kg of heroin was seized from them and its worth is round ₹150 crore within the worldwide market.
In a joint operation in mid-sea, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat’s Anti- (*8*) Squad (ATS) apprehended eight Pakistani nationals on board a ship with heroin price about ₹150 crore off the Gujarat coast on Thursday morning.
A joint staff of the Gujarat ATS and the Indian Coast Guard captured the boat close to the International Maritime Boundary Line within the Arabian Sea.
“We acted on a tip-off regarding a drug consignment likely to be delivered mid-sea by a boat from Pakistan. In a joint exercise with Coast Guard, we zeroed in on the suspected boat as soon as it entered the Indian territorial waters,” stated ATS DIG Himanshu Shukla.
He added that eight Pakistani nationals had been apprehended and 30 kg of heroin was seized from them. The market worth of the seized drug is round ₹150 crore within the worldwide market.
“The ICG in a joint operation with ATS Gujarat apprehended Pakistani boat PFB (Pakistani Fishing Boat) NUH with 08 Pak nationals & 30 Kg of heroin off Jakhau #Gujarat close to IMBL in Indian waters today,” the ICG posted on Twitter.
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