India, Feb. 17 -- Two Iranian nationals were arrested and over 200 kg of a suspected illegal chemical substance was seized after the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) intercepted an Iranian speedboat near the International Maritime Boundary Line, about 140 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast, police said on Tuesday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) of ATS K K Patel received specific intelligence that an Iranian drug smuggler, identified as Haji Fida, had dispatched a consignment from Iran's Konarak Port for a mid-sea transfer to an Indian vessel, with Punjab as the final destination.

"Based on the input that the consignment would arrive in Indian waters between February 15 and 16, a planned operation was carried out in coordination wit...