Drugs worth Rs 22,000 crore seized in Gujarat Five Pakistanis arrested for possessing 3,089 kg charas

New Delhi: Nearly 3,500 kg of drugs seized from a ship near Porbandar in Gujarat The vessel was seized by the Indian Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a joint operation on Tuesday. Nearly 3,500 kg of drugs seized from a ship near Gujarat’s Porbandar The vessel was seized by the Indian Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a joint operation on Tuesday. A large amount of drugs were recovered from the ship. The estimated value of which is Tk 22,000 crore.

Five people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges. All of them are Pakistani nationals, according to Indian Navy sources. The purpose and where the drugs were being smuggled are being investigated. Over 3,089 kg of charas, 158 kg of methamphetamine and 25 kg of morphine were seized from the vessel on Tuesday, Army sources said. While government officials could not ascertain the total value of the seized drugs, news agency PTI reported that one kg of char was seized in the international market.