Pak Boat With 6 Men Intercepted Off Gujarat Coast, Drugs Worth Rs 480 Crore Seized

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) caught the boat when it was trying to enter the Indian territory last night.

A Pakistani boat carrying drugs worth Rs 480 crore was intercepted about 350 km from Gujarat's Porbandar in an overnight operation, said officials.

The boat had six crew members who have been arrested, officials added.

"The Boat was apprehended about 350 Km from Porbandar into Arabian Sea in a sea-air coordinated operation involving Indian Coast Guard ships and Dornier Aircraft," said an official statement from the Coast Guard.