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Six Pakistani Nationals Arrested Near Porbandar Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Worth Rs 480 Crore into India

Officials arrested at least six Pakistani nationals on a boat carrying drugs worth around Rs 480 crore near Gujarat’s Porbandar on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indian Coast Guard, and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) caught Pakistani nationals as they were attempting to enter Indian territory on Monday night.

According to Gujarat ATS, the six men were trying to smuggle banned drugs to Delhi and Punjab using an Indian boat. This is the second significant drug consignment seized off Gujarat’s coast in the last 30 days.

On February 28, at least 3,300 kg of drugs from a boat manned by suspected Pakistani crew members was seized off the coast of Gujarat. The international market value of these drugs was more than Rs 2,000 crore.

The Indian Coast Guard had previously recovered drugs worth crores of rupees in several operations at sea.

According to the statement released by NCB, in an overnight joint operation on March 11 and 12, the Indian Coast Guard apprehended a Pakistani boat with six crew onboard and around 80 kilograms of drugs worth approximately Rs 480 crore.