New Delhi: Eight Pakistani nationals on board a boat were apprehended with heroin worth about Rs 150 crore off the Gujarat coast early today, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad said.
According to the Coast Guard, the Pakistani boat was apprehended close to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Indian waters.
The ICG on Twitter said, “The ICG in a joint operation with ATS Gujarat apprehended Pakistani boat PFB (Pakistani Fishing Boat) NUH with 08 Pak nationals & 30 Kg of heroin off Jakhau #Guajrat close to IMBL (international maritime boundary line) in Indian waters today.”
Based on a specific tip-off, a joint team of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard caught the boat, in an operation carried out near the Jakhau port of Kutch district, the ATS said in a release.
The spot is located close to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) separating India and Pakistan in the sea, the ATS added.
The tip-off about the drug consignment on the Pakistani boat was shared with the agencies by the Special Operations Group of Devbhumi-Dwarka district police and a senior ATS official, it stated.