Indian Navy and Narcotics Control Bureau apprehend vessel carrying almost 3300 Kgs contraband
In a coordinated operation at sea, the Indian Navy and the Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB) apprehended a suspicious vessel carrying almost
3300 Kgs contraband (3089 Kgs Charas, 158 Kgs Methamphetamine 25 Kgs Morphine).
Based on intelligence received from the Indian Navy’s maritime
surveillance aircraft which were corroborated with inputs from the
NCB, a mission-deployed IN warship was pressed
into action to intercept a suspicious dhow enroute to the Indian waters with
sizeable contraband. IN units successfully located, tracked
and intercepted the suspicious boat at sea.
The Boarding Operations on the dhow resulted in the largest seizure
of narcotics, in quantity, in recent times. Subsequently, the boat was
towed by the IN warship to the nearest Indian port for handing
over the crew and contraband to the Law Enforcement Agencies.
This operation is significant, not only in terms of quantity and cost of
the seized contraband, but also highlights the collaborative efforts
between the Indian Navy and the NCB for disruption of the illegal narcotics
smuggling routes, which emanate from the Makran coast and flow towards
various IOR countries.
The successful coordinated mission reaffirms the strong commitment and
resolve of the Indian Navy in thwarting the attempts to use the seas as a
medium for illegal activities, especially in India’s maritime neighbourhood.