700 kg drugs seized off Porbandar coast in joint op by NCB, Gujarat ATS
Updated: Nov 15th, 2024
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The state’s drug menace has been uncovered in yet another instance, as the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), in a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), made a major drug bust off the coast of Porbandar.
A late-night operation was conducted upon an intel received by the Delhi NCB team that drugs in significant amounts are being smuggled through ferries near Porbandar.
Several reports indicate that the officials seized more than 700 kg of methamphetamine drugs from a boat. However, the amount of the drug consignment is yet to be revealed, as well as its origin is yet to be established as well.
The seized package will now be brought to Porbandar port.
Over the past year, drugs worth more than ₹8,000 crore have been either seized in Gujarat or traced back to the state after being seized elsewhere.
Drug seizures in Gujarat over the last five years have yielded a total of 93,691 kg — 2,229 litres of liquid drugs, and 73,163 pills and injections — of narcotics.
431 drug lords have also been put behind bars throughout this tenure.
Gujarat’s 1,600 km vast coastline has been subjected to numerous penetration attempts by the drug mafia. Drugs worth more than ₹40,000 crore have been intercepted by the authorities in the past seven years, the most from any coastal state.
Earlier, drugs were smuggled into Gujarat from manufacturing units spread across Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.
Now, drug manufacturers seem to be taking advantage of Gujarat’s position as a top pharma hub to set up operations within the state.
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