GUWAHATI: The Indian Navy conducted a joint coordinated operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) near the Gujarat coast and seized almost 3,300 kg drugs reportedly worth up to ₹2000 crore, in one of the biggest offshore seizure of drugs in India.
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The operation was carried out after a suspicious vessel was spotted at sea and based on the intelligence received from Navy’s maritime surveillance aircraft, corroborated with inputs from the NCB, a Navy warship was sent to intercept the vessel which was reportedly on its way to India with sizeable contraband.
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Subsequently, the vessel was successfully located, tracked and intercepted in a coordinated operation by the Indian Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which led to the seizure of almost 3,300 Kgs contraband, including 3089 Kgs Charas, 158 Kgs Methamphetamine 25 Kgs Morphine, as per a press release by the Indian Navy.
The operation is hailed as one of the biggest offshore seizure of drugs in India, as stated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah today, who said on X, “Pursuing PM @narendramodiJi's vision of a drug-free Bharat our agencies today achieved the grand success of making the biggest offshore seizure of drugs in the nation. In a joint operation carried out by the NCB, the Navy, and the Gujarat Police, a gigantic consignment of 3132 kg of drugs was seized.”