Gujarat ATS: Crew in the early hours of Monday off Gujarat coast. A Pakistani boat with members was intercepted, through which 300 Arms, ammunition and worth Rs. Kg of drugs were being carried. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) gave this information. The ICG said in a release that based on an information shared by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Coast Guard And 17 With its fast patrol vessel ICGS Arinjay for patrolling in the area near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on the intervening night of December ‘ Deployed.

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on the basis of intelligence input by ATS Gujarat has apprehended a Pakistani Boat with 10 crew in Indian waters carrying arms, ammunition and approx. 40 kgs of Narcotics worth Rs. 300 crores: Indian Coast Guard pic.twitter.com/oRCoCvX7fp

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2022 Pakistani fishing boat ‘Al Soheli’ suspiciously seen coming into Indian waters

According to the release, during the early hours of the day Pakistani fishing boat ‘Al Soheli’ was seen suspiciously coming into the Indian territorial waters. It added that despite being challenged by the ICG vessel and firing a warning shot, the boat did not stop. The Coast Guard eventually managed to intercept the boat, the release said. According to the release, arms, ammunition worth Rs 346 crores on board the boat and approximately kg of narcotic Substances found. Crew’s 03 The members and the boat are being brought to Okha port for further investigation.

This seventh joint operation by ICG and Gujarat ATSPrevious This is the seventh by ICG and Gujarat ATS in months It is a joint operation and it is the first such case in which arms and ammunition have been recovered along with drugs. The release states that last in the month 1,993 total worth Rs. Kilogram Heroin has been seized and the crew of 26 Pakistani and seven Iranian members have been arrested.

Gujarat Published Date

Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 10: 33 PM IST