Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:05am on 28 Apr 2024,Sunday India Global
Security forces, including the Indian Coast Guard, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), collaboratively conducted an overnight operation, apprehending 14 Pakistani nationals with approximately 86 kg of drugs valued at ₹600 crore near the International Maritime Boundary Line off the Gujarat coast. The successful operation was an outcome of seamless inter-agency coordination and intelligence-based efforts. This incident follows a previous seizure of drugs and arrests of Pakistani crew members in March, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to combat narcotics smuggling in the region.