NCB brings 1500 kg heroin recovered from ship to Ahmedabad, to be destroyed under special supervision

Ahmedabad: The the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) would destroy the around 1500 kg heroin seized from a foreign ship in high sea off Gujarat coast last month as the largest drug haul in the country, here under the eyes of a special committee of officials and video recording.

An official of the NCB today informed.

He said that the drug worth around Rs 4500 crores in the international market has been brought to Ahmedabad under tight security.

‘A special committee of official would see its destruction as per laid down procedure and video recording,’ he said.

Meanwhile, the investigation so far has revealed that the drugs was to be taken to countries like US and Europe via Egypt.

Notably all the 8 crew members of the foreign ship M V Henry alias Prince 2 owned by a Dubai based Irani businessman including its captain Supreet Tiwary were handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for further interrogation on July 31 by the coast guard in Porbandar. They were produced before a local court which had allowed 15 days remand to NCB for further interrogation.

The drug was concealed in a pipe like structure atop the ship which was reportedly being taken to Alang Ship breaking yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat for dismantling. The drug was loaded on the ship near Gwadar port in Pakistan.

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