Bid to smuggle large quantity of narcotics foiled in open sea

KARACHI: Pakistan Maritime Security Agency in collaboration with Pakistan Navy and Customs have foiled a bid to smuggle large quantity of drugs and arrested 12 accused, a spokesperson said.

In a joint operation large haul of narcotics including 102 kilo crystal and 171 kilograms of heroin captured from a fishing boat in the open sea, a spokesperson of the force said in a statement on Tuesday.

The navy in an anti-narcotics operation captured large haul of hashish near Gwadar, statement said.

The captured drugs are valued above 2.74 billion rupees, spokesman further said.

The drugs were being smuggled to overseas by a boat, the spokesperson added.

It is the largest operation in the open sea to foil smuggling of narcotics in open sea.

“Captured drugs have been handed over to Customs officials,” Director General Maritime Security Agency added.

Pakistan Navy in a successful intelligence based operation in August had captured 1600 kilograms of Hashish.

Pakistan Navy had handed over captured narcotics to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).

According to details the value of the recovered hashish is equal to approximately 32 million dollars.

Pakistan Navy in an operation in July near Karachi had captured large haul of hashish and heroin from a vessel near Mubarak Village.