High-Seas Takedown: Indian Coast Guard Seizes ₹3,000-Crore Narcotics Cache in Arabian Sea Drama
In a joint intelligence-driven operation west of Lakshadweep, authorities intercepted an Iranian dhow, arrested five Pakistani nationals, and confiscated over 500 kg of heroin and methamphetamine. In one of the most significant maritime counter-narcotics strikes in recent years, the Indian Coast Guard (Bharatiya Tatrakshak), working in tandem with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), has dismantled a major transnational smuggling attempt, seizing contraband valued at over ₹3,000 crore on the international market. The operation, executed on September 25, unfolded across the high seas west of Lakshadweep after actionable intelligence triggered a coordinated sea-air surveillance effort. Coast Guard units tracked and initiated…