Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and Narcotics Control Bureau in a joint operation seized 173 kg of hashish from an Indian fishing boat and detained two crew members, an official. said on Monday.
The vessel was intercepted on Sunday afternoon and the crew members have been identified as Mangesh Tukaram Arote alias Sahu and Haridas Kulal alias Puri, both residents of Maharashtra, the official said.
He said the seized charas along with Arote and Kulal have been brought to Porbanda Ghat and handed over to Gujarat ATS and NCB (Operations), Delhi for further interrogation.
On Sunday itself, different teams of Gujarat ATS arrested Kailash Sanap from Pune in Maharashtra, Dutta Andhale (Maharashtra resident) from Dwarka and Ali Asgar alias Arif Bidana from Mandvi in Kutch district, bringing the total number of people caught in this case. The number became five. An ATS release said.Gujarat Director General of Police Vikas Sahay said that as per preliminary investigation, the five were in touch with the Pakistan-based drug syndicate led by 'drug lord' Fida and the banned substance was delivered to a CRA member off the coast of neighboring Pasni. Said.
An ATS officer had recently received information about drug smuggling through the Sea Route.
To execute their plans, they hired an Indian fishing boat in the intervening night of 22-23 April and it was to return to Gujra coast on 27-28 April, after which the accused exported the drugs to other parts of the country. Planned to take. country, an ATS release said.Based on this information, a joint team of Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat AT launched an operation off Porbandar on board ICGS Sajag and intercepted the boat in the high seas on Sunday afternoon.
During a search of the boat, 173 packets of hashish worth Rs 6 crore were recovered from Arote and Kulal, the release said.
"To take delivery of hashish on the Pakistan coast, Sanap, Andhale and Arote came to Dwarka and Mandvi to buy a boat. Unable to buy a fishing boat in their names, they decided to buy a fishing boat from Salaya," the release said. Rented a boat from a local person.,
An offense under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered at the ATS police station in Ahmedabad and further investigation into the incident is underway, the release said.
An ICG release earlier said, "Based on specific and credible intelligence from the ATS, the IC strategically deployed its ships and aircraft, ensuring that boats could not escape sea-air coordinated surveillance "
"The boat was intercepted after proper identification. This operation is the 12th arrest of the ICG in the last three years and is a testament to the coordination and joint efforts of the ICG and ATS Gujarat to appropriately respond to drug trafficking through sea," it said. Proof of success.”
The seizure comes a day after heroin worth Rs 600 crore was recovered from a Pakistani boat along with 14 crew members in a joint operation by the ICG, ATS and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
The vessel was intercepted on Sunday afternoon and the crew members have been identified as Mangesh Tukaram Arote alias Sahu and Haridas Kulal alias Puri, both residents of Maharashtra, the official said.
He said the seized charas along with Arote and Kulal have been brought to Porbanda Ghat and handed over to Gujarat ATS and NCB (Operations), Delhi for further interrogation.
On Sunday itself, different teams of Gujarat ATS arrested Kailash Sanap from Pune in Maharashtra, Dutta Andhale (Maharashtra resident) from Dwarka and Ali Asgar alias Arif Bidana from Mandvi in Kutch district, bringing the total number of people caught in this case. The number became five. An ATS release said.Gujarat Director General of Police Vikas Sahay said that as per preliminary investigation, the five were in touch with the Pakistan-based drug syndicate led by 'drug lord' Fida and the banned substance was delivered to a CRA member off the coast of neighboring Pasni. Said.
An ATS officer had recently received information about drug smuggling through the Sea Route.
To execute their plans, they hired an Indian fishing boat in the intervening night of 22-23 April and it was to return to Gujra coast on 27-28 April, after which the accused exported the drugs to other parts of the country. Planned to take. country, an ATS release said.Based on this information, a joint team of Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat AT launched an operation off Porbandar on board ICGS Sajag and intercepted the boat in the high seas on Sunday afternoon.
During a search of the boat, 173 packets of hashish worth Rs 6 crore were recovered from Arote and Kulal, the release said.
"To take delivery of hashish on the Pakistan coast, Sanap, Andhale and Arote came to Dwarka and Mandvi to buy a boat. Unable to buy a fishing boat in their names, they decided to buy a fishing boat from Salaya," the release said. Rented a boat from a local person.,
An offense under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered at the ATS police station in Ahmedabad and further investigation into the incident is underway, the release said.
An ICG release earlier said, "Based on specific and credible intelligence from the ATS, the IC strategically deployed its ships and aircraft, ensuring that boats could not escape sea-air coordinated surveillance "
"The boat was intercepted after proper identification. This operation is the 12th arrest of the ICG in the last three years and is a testament to the coordination and joint efforts of the ICG and ATS Gujarat to appropriately respond to drug trafficking through sea," it said. Proof of success.”
The seizure comes a day after heroin worth Rs 600 crore was recovered from a Pakistani boat along with 14 crew members in a joint operation by the ICG, ATS and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
