Ahmedabad: Guard Coast India (ICG) and Gujarat’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Saturday night seized a boat with seven crew members – all from Iran, outside Gujarat Coast and confiscated around 50 kg of Heroin worth Rs 150 Crore.
“On the basis of information received, regarding efforts to smuggle heroin in India, by Bhavesh Rojiya, ACP ATS, search operations along with Indian Pepersuard launched in Indian waters.
Furthermore, Saturday night Iran’s fishermen was arrested with seven.
Iranian citizens and Iranian heroin And it should go towards Sri Lanka.
“The boat could not roam to the waters of Sri Lanka for several unknown reasons and it headed for Air India after it was monitored and arrested by ICG and ICG personnel,” said an ATS officer.
Sources at ATS said that the crew members were questioned about narcotics sources of around 50 kg and worth Rs 150 Crore.
“The operation to arrest the crew member occurred in the sea and they were taken to Gujarat Shore.
ICG will decide further action, “said ATS officers.
Last week, the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) had won two shipping containers in Port Mundra who had arrived from Afghanistan through Bandar Abbas port in Iran from where they found Heroin worth Rs 2,000 Crore.