New Delhi, May 27 -- In a major blow to maritime drug trafficking networks, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have seized approximately 115 kg of cocaine, valued at an estimated Rs 1,150 crore in the international market, during a joint anti-smuggling operation off the Mundra coast in Gujarat.
The intelligence-based operation, conducted between May 25 and 26, was launched following specific and actionable inputs provided by ATS Gujarat regarding suspected narcotics trafficking through the maritime route.
According to officials, ICG interceptor boats, carrying ATS personnel onboard, carried out an extensive search in the Mundra anchorage area. During the operation, security personnel detected suspicious ac...