Key Points
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) with help from the Indian Navy and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) seized 3,300 kg of drugs in a successful coordinated operation in the sea near the Gujarat port..
Based on inputs from a surveillance aircraft, an Indian Navy mission-deployed ship which was at sea for two days, stopped the suspicious boat upon entering Indian territorial waters...
Upon investigation of the boat, the authorities discovered the large amount of drugs, following which the five crew members were arrested, while the vessel and narcotics were seized...
The seized boat, drugs and the crew members have been taken to Porbandar, Gujarat...
An investigation is underway to collect more information on the suspected Pakistani crew members and to find the origin and destination of the narcotics...
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