ATS apprehends ten Pakistani nationals, recovers about 40 kg of heroin, six pistols
Ten Pakistani nationals, all residents of Balochistan province, were arrested
Monday near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea for smuggling 40 kg of heroin, six Beretta pistols, 12 magazines, and 120 cartridges hidden inside three gas cylinders
A drug lord in Pakistan’s Balochistan had sent the consignment of drug and arms that was caught off the Dwarka coast in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Director General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia said Tuesday.
Bhatia said J M Patel, Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) inspector, got the information that narcotics and firearms are being smuggled. He then shared the information with the senior officers of the Gujarat ATS. They then contacted the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the operation to nab this smuggling gang was planned.“It is after many years, that weapons have been caught along with narcotics. The last such seizure took place in 1992,” Bhatia told reporters.
Ten Pakistani nationals, all residents of Balochistan province, were arrested Monday near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea for smuggling 40 kg of heroin, six Beretta pistols, 12 magazines, and 120 cartridges hidden inside three gas cylinders.
The smuggling operation is considered to be the master plan of Haji Salim Baloch of Balochistan, a drug lord who had sent the boat with the items
The boat named Al-Soheli was sent from the Pasni port of the Balochistan province, near Karachi, where the items were loaded. It was meant to stop between Okha and Salaya, however, it was nabbed at IMBL, said Bhatia.