Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard seize Pakistani boat with 40 kg drugs
September 14, 2022
Kutch : Indian Coast Guard & Gujarat ATS in a joint operation apprehended a boat of Pakistani origin 6 miles inside Indian waters with 40 kgs of drugs valued at Rs 200 cr on Wednesday.
“Two fast attack boats of ICG caught a Pakistani boat 33 nautical miles off the Jakhau coast in Gujarat. These Pakistani crew members along with the boat are being brought to Jakhau for further investigation”, said the statement from Indian Coast Guard
The operation was conducted after the intelligence report form Gujarat ATS. “The heroin was meant to be transported to Punjab by road after being offloaded on the Gujarat coast,” said the officials.
As per the reports “A man of Nigerian origin imprisoned in Kapurthala prison in Punjab ordered drugs. He was in touch with Abdullah from Karachi. Abdullah persuaded the fishermen to carry drugs to the Gujarat border. Jaggi and Sartaj came from Punjab to pick up that consignment. The Gujarat ATS has arrested the two and is preparing to detain a Nigerian-origin man from Kapurthala jail.”
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