Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- The Pakistan Navy seized narcotics worth approximately $96 million during two successful counter-narcotics operations while deployed in the Arabian Sea, the military's media wing said on Wednesday.

In a press release, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Pakistan Navy Ship Yarmook conducted the operations "at extended ranges from [the] Pakistani coast, resulting in [the] successful seizure of a large cache of narcotics".

"During the operations, two dhows were intercepted, and approximately 850 kilogrammes of ice and 2,000kg of hashish/cannabis were recovered from concealed compartments inside the vessels," it said.

The seized narcotics, valued at approximately $96m, were taken into custody and will subsequent...