Gujarat ATS, ICG seize Pakistani boat with 40 kg drugs

Gujarat, September 14: In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat's anti-terrorist squad (ATS) apprehended a Pakistani boat with 40 kgs of drugs valued at Rs 200 crore.

The boat was seized six miles inside Indian waters. According to reports, two fast attack boats of ICG caught a Pakistani boat 33 nautical miles off the Jakhau coast in Gujarat.

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"In joint operation, Indian Coast Guard & Gujarat ATS apprehended a Pakistani boat 6 miles inside Indian waters with 40 kgs of drugs valued at Rs 200 cr. Two fast attack boats of ICG caught Pakistani boat 33 nautical miles off Jakhau coast in Gujarat," ICG officials said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Pakistani crew along with the boat are being brought to Jakhau for further investigation.

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-PTC News