In a joint operation conducted by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard off the Gujarat coast, authorities recovered a huge consignment of heroin after it boarded an Iranian boat with seven crew members who are all Iranian nationals
The joint task force seized an estimated 30 to 50 kg of heroin worth about ₹150 to ₹250 crore in the international market from the boat during the operation carried out on Saturday night (September 18).
However, according to the local officials, the exact amount of the drug being carried in the ship will be known after it has been thoroughly checked as drug smugglers are known to create cavities that are very difficult to locate.
“On an intelligence based joint act, @IndianCoastGuard with ATS #Gujarat apprehended #Iranian boat in #Indian waters with 07 crew carrying #drugs. The boat is brought to the nearest port for further rummaging and investigations,” a defence PRO of Gujarat said on their official Twitter handle.
Gujarat ATS DIG Himanshu Shukla told PTI that, “A joint operation was launched with the Indian Coast Guard, and the Iranian boat and its seven crew members were apprehended. We presume that somewhere between 30 and 50 kg of heroin, worth ₹150 crore to ₹250 crore, was loaded on the boat. The consignment may be more, as the exact amount can be known only after rummaging of the boat,”.
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