Navy seizes narcotic substances value Rs 3,000 crore from fishing vessel

The Indian Navy on Monday seized narcotic substances value round Rs 3,000 crore from a fishing vessel whereas patrolling on the Arabian Sea.
The boat and its crew have been escorted to Kochi for additional investigation. Sources stated the fishing boat shouldn’t be from India.

The Navy, in an announcement, knowledgeable that INS Suvarna, “while on a surveillance patrol on the Arabian Sea, encountered a fishing vessel with suspicious movements”. As Navy personnel “conducted boarding and search operations” to research the matter, they seized greater than 300 kgs of narcotics, the assertion added. “The approximate cost the catch in the international market is estimated to be Rs 3,000 crore,” the Navy stated.

It added, “This is a major catch not only in terms of the quantity and cost but also from the perspective of disruption of illegal narcotics smuggling routes, which emanate from the Makran coast and move towards the Indian, Maldivian and Sri Lankan destinations. Apart from the human cost of drug addiction, the spoils of narcotics trade feed syndicates involved in terrorism, radicalisation and criminal activities.”