In one of the biggest operations yet, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have successfully seized 9,650 kgs of drugs. This consignment, one of the biggest till date, is said to be worth thousands of crores of rupees.
Investigation is currently underway to determine where the shipment came from. This operation is believed to have been the biggest so far, sources said. It is still not known what type of drug is in the consignment. It is also possible that there are several different drugs here.
This year, number of cases pertaining to drugs smuggling have risen drastically. In this month alone ATS and DRI have nabbed many shipments that were carrying over 50 kgs of heroin and other drugs. All these consignments have been worth hundreds of crores of rupees. Officials suspect most of these consignments came from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Just this week, Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS, seized a drug consignment of heroin packets weighing 56 kgs and estimated at Rs280 crore. The drugs were found aboard the Pakistani vessel Al-Hajj. This operation took place as the officials had been tipped off that drugs were being ferried to India via the Arabian Sea. The nine crew members onboard were also taken into custody. Sources said that the people on board the ship tried to shoot when police captured the vessel. However, they were overpowered and taken to Jakhau port, Kutch district, for further investigation.
