In the Indian waters off the Gujarat coast, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS apprehended a Pakistani boat with six crew members. The boat had 40 kilograms of heroin worth 200 crore rupees. A Pakistani boat Al Tayyasa was observed moving suspiciously in Indian waters yesterday midnight, 40 nautical miles from Jakhau.
Based on ATS intelligence, two ICG ships seized the boat, crew, and shipment near the Jakhau coast in Kutch. Boat and crew members are being brought to Jakhau for further investigation by all agencies. This is the fifth such joint operation between the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat’s ATS.