Rs. 2,000 crore drugs seized in he high seas off Gujarat coast
February 12, 2022
Porbandar: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials have seized drugs of the cost of around Rs 2,000 crore in the international market, in a joint operation planned by NCB and Indian Navy in the high seas.
The NCB officials seized around 529 kg of very high quality of hashish, 234 kg of finest quality of crystal methamphetamine and some quantity of heroin. This is the first such operation in which the apprehension has been made in high seas, states NCB.
NCB had developed the input regarding trafficking of drugs in the high seas and shared it with the Naval intelligence unit. The present seizure has dealt a telling blow to drug syndicates based out of Pakistan and using maritime route for proliferation of drugs in India and other countries. DeshGujarat
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