Gandhinagar. On one hand, Pakistan is sending weapons through drones in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. At the same time, it is also playing the game of sending drugs through the sea route and Afghanistan. Recently, a consignment of drugs worth thousands of crores was recovered at Adani’s port. Now a boat from Pakistan has been caught near Gujarat. Heroin worth Rs 280 crore has been recovered from this boat. 9 accused have been arrested in this case. The entire operation was carried out by the Coast Guard. During this firing also had to be done. The Anti Terrorist Squad of Gujarat Police was also involved in the operation.
According to a Defense Ministry spokesperson, Coast Guard patrol ships spotted Pakistan’s boat ‘Al Hajj’ in Indian waters. The crew of this fishing boat tried to escape after seeing the Coast Guard. He sped the boat at high speed. The Coast Guard followed him in a ferry. When the people of the Pakistani boat did not stop, the Coast Guard also opened fire on them. One member of the crew of the boat was injured due to this. Two others also suffered minor injuries. Coast Guard ship Ankit surrounded the Pakistani boat. After which the drugs were recovered during the search.
This boat will be brought to Jakhu port around 3 pm today. In Gujarat, people of Pakistan have been bringing drugs by boats in the past. All these have been recovered. In December 2021, 77 kg of heroin was seized from a beach in Gujarat. Six crew members of that boat were arrested.