India claims capturing Pakistani boat carrying Narcotics worth Rs 600 crore
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NEW DELHI - India claims capturing Pakistani boat carrying Narcotics worth Rs 600 crore.
A Pakistani boat carrying narcotic substance worth Rs 600 crore was seized by the Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday after two days of relentless search of nearly 200 nautical miles along the International Maritime Boundary Line off the Gujarat coast, a top official said, India today has reported.
Six crew members of the boat were taken into custody, Additional Director General of the Coast Guard VSR Murthy said.
He said a joint team comprising intelligence agencies will interrogate the crew members.
On May 19, the Coast Guard received inputs from the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) about a Pakistani ship trying to enter Indian waters, Murthy said.
A day later, the maritime security agency received similar inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. Following this, the search operation was intensified.
The Coast Guard deployed Aranjay, a fast patrol vessel, two interceptor boats and an aircraft for scanning the sea, Murthy added.
Early Tuesday, the Coast Guard intercepted 'Al-Madina', a Pakistani fishing trawler, eight nautical miles inside Indian waters off the Jakhau coast.
