Delhi: Gujarat ATS arrests 3 more accused in Rs 280 cr drugs case
Highlight
- Drugs worth Rs 280 crore were seized at Jakhau port in Gujarat on 26 April.
- Nine Pakistani nationals were caught with narcotics.
- Gujarat ATS has now arrested 3 more accused in this case.
Gujarati ATS: Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three more accused in the Rs 280 crore drug case. All three were arrested from Delhi. On 26 April, a Pakistani boat named Al-Haj was seized during a joint operation by the Gujarat ATS and the Indian Coast Guard.
Nine Pakistani nationals were caught with drugs worth Rs 280 crore. The boat was seized from Jakhau port.
The three arrested accused were produced in Bhuj court, where they were given 10-day remand. Gujarat ATS has so far been successful in busting the drug syndicate.
ATS officer Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhavesh Rojia had received information that a Pakistan-based drug mafia named Mustafa was planning to smuggle heroin into North India from a Pakistani port via the Gujarat coast. Acting on the information, ATS and highly placed Coast Guard officers swung into action.
Only last week, the sacks were thrown into the sea by the Pakistani boat AL Noman, which was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat ATS. They were recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Marine Police in Jakhau, Gujarat.
On May 30, a Pakistani team dumped a consignment of about 50 kilograms of drugs near the creek area in the Kutch region of Gujarat to avoid being caught with drugs in Indian waters.
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