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Pakistani boat seized off Gujarat coast, Heroin worth more than Rs 400 cr recovered

| @indiablooms | May 21, 2019, at 05:59 pm

Ahmedabad, May 21 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard ship on Tuesday intercepted a Pakistani Fishing Boat 'Al-Madina' off Jakhau in Gujarat coast and recovered around 194 packets of suspicious substance, suspected to be Heroin, worth around Rs 400 to 500 crore, from the boat.

According to a Defence Spokesperson, at around 1900 hrs on Monday, the Indian Coast Guard received inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and other intelligence agencies that a Pakistani fishing boat is waiting near the International Maritime Boundary Line, to deliver narcotics to a receiver, off the Jakhau coast.

'Accordingly, the ICGS which was in the patrolling area, was diverted to intercept the suspected boat.

 

Also, two fast Interceptor Boats of ICG were deployed from nearby CG stations to augment the operation.

 

In the morning hours of Tuesday, the Coast Guard ship finally intercepted Pakistani Fishing Boat Al-Madina off Jakhau coast.  

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