The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) wing seized a Pakistani Boat with 10 crew in Indian shore waters with carrying out arms, ammunition and more than 40 kgs of narcotics worth Rs 300 crores in grey market on Monday.
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In a tip off and alert by the Intelligence wing of Gujarath, the ICG apprehended boat.
The ICG stated that Pakistani fishing boat ‘Al Soheli’ is being brought to Okha for further investigation to crack few more possible similar attempts.
“After a specific intelligence input, ICG strategically deployed its Fast Patrol class ship ICGS Arinjay for patrolling in area close to notional International Maritime Border Line (IMBL). During early hours of Monday, Pakistani fishing boat Al Soheli was observed moving suspiciously in Indian waters. On being challenged by the ICG ship, the Pakistani boat started evasive manoeuvring and did not stop even on firing of warning shots. ICG ship in pitch darkness manoeuvred and stopped the boat,” a Coast Guard statement observed.
Defence officials further said the security agencies have recovered six pistols and 120 rounds from the crew of the Pakistani boat which had started off from somewhere near Karachi.
This was the seventh joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and ATS, Gujarat in the last 18 months and first wherein arms and ammunitions were being infiltrated, along with the drugs. Sofar, a total 346 kg of heroine, valued at Rs 1,930 crore has already been seized along with apprehension of 44 Pakistani and 7 Iranian crew members, sources said.
It may be recalled, in September 2021, 2,988 kgs of drugs worth Rs 21,000 crore from Mundra Port in Gujarat’s Kutch district. The consignment, concealed as semi-processed talc, was exported from Kandahar in Afghanistan through the Bandar Abbas Port of Iran
