A immense consignment of astir 700 kg of Methamphetamine was interdicted successful Indian Territorial waters. (Photo: X/ @indiannavy)
A associated cognition by anti-narcotics agencies led to the seizure of astir 700 kg of drugs and the apprehension of 8 Iranian nationals from Indian territorial waters disconnected the Gujarat seashore connected Friday.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) issued a statement, saying an cognition codenamed ‘Sagar Manthan – 4’ was launched based connected quality inputs. A vas was identified and interdicted by the Navy by mobilising its maritime patrol assets.
A immense consignment of astir 700 kg of Methamphetamine was interdicted successful Indian Territorial waters. During this operation, 8 overseas nationals were arrested who assertion to beryllium Iranians, the NCB said.
The cognition was carried retired jointly by the NCB, Navy and Gujarat Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the cognition stands retired arsenic a stellar illustration of the government’s committedness to the imaginativeness and the seamless coordination among our agencies successful achieving the same.
“Pursuing PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s imaginativeness for a drug-free Bharat, our agencies contiguous busted an planetary cause trafficking cartel and seized implicit approx. 700 kg of contraband meth successful Gujarat,” Shah wrote connected ‘X’