Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indian Navy and ATS Gujarat Police, today carried out a joint operation and busted an international drug trafficking cartel in Gujarat.
In a social media post, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that security agencies have seized 700 kilograms of contraband methamphetamine. Mr Shah said that security agencies are a stellar example of the government’s commitment to the vision of drug-free Bharat.
Agencies were receiving continuous intelligence inputs regarding an unregistered vessel without an Automatic Identification System and will be entering in Indian waters with Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances.
On this input, Operation codenamed SAGAR-MANTHAN-4 was launched and the vessel was identified and interdicted by the Navy. The Indian Navy mobilized its mission-deployed maritime patrol assets resulting in the seizure and apprehension of 8 foreign nationals without any identity documents and psychotropic substance.