Over 700 kg meth seized from Iranian boat off Gujarat coast, 8 arrested

The Indian Navy, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) unit of the Gujarat Police seized over 500 kg of drugs from an Iranian boat in a joint operation off the Porbandar Coast on Friday.
At least eight Iranians were arrested during the bust and around 700 kg of methamphetamine was seized from them.
The operation to seize the drugs began on Thursday evening after the drugs were detected under the radar of the International Maritime Boundary Line.
On October 29, seven people were arrested at the Ahmedabad airport for trying to smuggle 1.75 kg of hybrid marijuana worth Rs 2.11 crore into India. Four of the accused had landed in Ahmedabad on a flight from Thailand and the other three had gone to receive the four people and collect the marijuana consignment.
On October 13, cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore was seized from Gujarat’s Ankleshwar city in a special joint operation on October 13.
A joint team of Delhi Police and Gujrat Police raided the premises of Aavkar Drugs Limited Company in Ankleshwar, during which 518 kg of drugs was recovered.