Pudhari Online Desk : Narcotics worth Rs 480 crore were seized near Porbandar in Gujarat on Tuesday night. ANI has reported that six Pakistani nationals have been arrested in this case. This is the second large cache of narcotics seized from the Gujarat coast in the last 30 days. On February 28, at least 3,300 kg of drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore were seized off the coast of Gujarat.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had received information that narcotics would be stockpiled near the coast. Accordingly, officers of the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) nabbed the Pakistani nationals while trying to enter Indian territory on Monday night.
Six Pakistanis were nabbed with a huge quantity of drugs in a joint operation of Gujarat ATS, Indian Coast Guard and NCB. Drugs worth Rs 480 crores were seized. They will be brought to Porbandar. Coast Guard, ATS and NCB together have seized drugs worth Rs 3,135 crores so far.
— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2024
This is the second large cache of narcotics seized from the Gujarat coast in the last 30 days. Earlier on February 28, at least 3,300 kg of narcotics was seized from a boat operated by suspected Pakistani crew members. It had an international market value of over Rs 2,000 crore.
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