Pakistan boat carrying 200Kg Heroin caught in Gujarat

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on May 21, secured a Pakistani angling vessel off Gujarat and caught 200 kg heroin, worth ₹600 crore in the universal market.

As indicated by Additional Director General K. Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), late on May 20 got insight contribution from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and different offices that a Pakistani angling boat was to convey opiates off Gujarat and that it was to be gotten by an Indian boat.

The ICG quickly redirected its boats to impact capture attempt of the boat. In the early long periods of May 21, one of the Coast Guard ships blocked the Pakistani angling boat Al-Madina off Jakhau in the Arabian Sea.

"In spite of equivocal moves completed by the crew of Al-Madina and unpleasant ocean conditions, it was effectively caught inside Indian waters. Amid the direct pursuit, the crew tossed packs containing suspicious material into the ocean. The Coast Guard group, after boarding the vessel, arrested the crew and recovered the material," Mr. Natarajan said.

Starter testing of one of the caught parcels utilizing a medication testing unit uncovered that the substance was heroin, authorities said. "On starting checking 195 parcels containing 200 kg of heroin has been found. The Pakistani vessel crew is being exposed to cross-examination and scavenging is being done by different offices," Mr. Natarajan said.

In March, the Indian Coast Guard had recuperated 100 kg worth of heroin in a joint activity did alongside the Anti-Terrorist Squad, Gujarat.