NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in an air-sea coordinated operation on March 15 recovered heroin of Rs 3,000 crores from a Srilankan vessel in Lakshadweep sea.
In line with Krishnaswamy Natarajan, Director Common of the Indian Coast Guard the operation was finished near Minicoy Island and the Coast guard has recovered 5 AK-47 rifles with 1000 dwell rounds and 300 Kg of heroin.
“On March 15, intelligence enter was obtained concerning a suspicious boat of overseas origin more likely to be engaged in drug trafficking within the Arabian sea. On receipt and corroboration of enter, a swift air-sea coordinated operation by the Indian Coast Guard was launched instantly to detect the suspicious boats,” DG stated.
“Based mostly on the data, 5 ships have been instantly diverted and an operation was performed with plane in and round that space,” DG additional stated.
“Our devoted search group has recovered 300 kg of Heroin, 5 AK-47, 1000 dwell rounds from the vessel, joint interrogation will likely be finished in the present day by companies,” he added.
In line with the coast guard, patrolling ICG items detected three suspicious boats off Minicoy Islands and intercepted them upon which restoration was produced from Sri Lankan Fishing Boat Ravihansi. The estimated worth within the worldwide market of the narcotics recovered is roughly Rs 3000 crore. All of the three boats together with the 19 crew have been escorted to Vizhinjam in Kerala for additional joint investigation.
“That is the second main anti-drug trafficking operation undertaken by ICG on the west coast of India inside a fortnight. On March 5, ICG ships and plane, in a coordinated operation in Lakshadweep seas, had efficiently apprehended Sri Lankan boat Akarsha Duwa with 6 crew off Minicoy island. The crew had admitted of carrying 200 kg of high-grade Heroin and 60 kg Cannabis which was jettisoned at sea on the sighting of ICG ships on patrol,” Coast Guard stated in a press launch.
In an analogous operation in Nov 2020, ICG had apprehended Sri Lankan boat Shenaya Duwa off Kanyakumari, carrying 120 kg narcotics value roughly Rs 1000 crore and 5 weapons.
“The previous one 12 months has proved to be a giant setback for drug traffickers at sea as ICG has efficiently seized about 1.6 tons of narcotics value approx Rs 4900 crore. The overall drug haul finished by ICG since inception quantities to Rs 10,952 crore,” the discharge stated.
