'You are surrounded from all sides, raise all hands': Mafia changed route to smuggle drugs but Gujarat could not escape the eye of ATS, this is how the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Coast Guard

Gujarat ATS and Coast Guard conducted a joint operation in the Arabian Sea and apprehended 5 Pakistanis near Lakshadweep with 526 kg of MD drugs worth approximately Rs 3000 crore. During the last few years, drugs worth crores of rupees were seized from the coast of Gujarat and the drug mafia chose another route to smuggle the drugs, but could not escape the eyes of the ATS. Just 20 days ago, the Gujarat ATS received a tip-off and a team of 2 PIs along with the Coast Guard were involved in the investigation. With the help of satellites, the boat was traced continuously for 19 days and finally as soon as it reached the Indian waters, an operation was carried out in the middle of the sea and everyone was apprehended. Gujarat ATS team has been investigating the boat since September 10. Gujarat ATS PI J.N. Patel received information that an Iranian boat had left for India with drugs from Pakistan. Patel received information. The drug-laden boat was to pass through Kochi on September 10. Korat and V.N. Vaghela left for Kochi with a team of 12 employees. After reaching Kochi, a joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Indian Coast Guard. Upon investigation, it was found that the boat was in the international border. The boat was traced with the help of satellite The Iranian boat was traced by ATS and Coast Guard through satellite. The boat could not be caught as it was in the international boundary. So they waited for it to enter Indian waters. As soon as it entered the waters, the Coast Guard and ATS started searching for the boat. 'You have been surrounded by the Indian Coast Guard, raise all hands' As soon as the Coast Guard and ATS team reached near the suspicious boat in the middle of the sea, the Coast Guard warned that you are surrounded on all sides, everyone should come forward with their hands raised. About 30 personnel from the Coast Guard ship reached the boat loaded with drugs in different speed boats. During the search of the boat, 526 kg of drugs were found along with 5 Pakistani nationals. The consignment of drugs was to reach Tamil Nadu from Kochi to Mumbai and from Mumbai to Tamil Nadu The interrogation of the five Pakistanis expedited by the ATS revealed that they were loaded with these drugs from Pakistan. They were to be transported from Kochi to Lakshadweep to Mumbai and from Mumbai to Tamil Nadu. From Tamil Nadu, they were to go to Pakistan piece by piece. The boat was taken to Mumbai with the consignment of drugs As soon as the boat reached Mumbai, three other teams of the ATS left for Mumbai. After the completion of the panchnama, the five arrested Pakistanis and the consignment of drugs will be brought to Ahmedabad. The case will also be investigated by the ATS independently. The names of a person from Punjab and a Nigerian man have been revealed in this drug case, which is being investigated. Also read this news: Nigerian meeting in Ahmedabad, 5 Pakistanis nabbed with drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore Gujarat ATS and Coast Guard team conducted a joint operation and seized more than 526 kg of MD drugs and methamphetamine. The five men who were carrying these drugs were found to be from Peshawar Pakistan. The consignment of these drugs was being transported from Lakshadweep to Mumbai in the Arabian Sea before the ATS team intercepted them. The value of the drugs seized by the ATS is estimated to be around Rs 3,000 crore. (Read the full news)