5 Pak Nationals Detained with Drugs

Ahmedabad: Five Pakistani nationals on board a boat were apprehended mid-sea off Gujarat coast this morning when they were allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the state, police sources said.

Nearly 35 packets of drugs were seized from the troop near Jakhau coast in Kutch district.

The early morning operation in the Arabian Sea was carried out by teams of Kutch Police’s Special Operation Group, Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Indian Coast Guard, he said. “We have arrested five Pakistani nationals and seized about 35 packets of drugs. We have also seized their boat,” the official said.

A team from a forensic science laboratory has been called in to examine the contraband and ascertain its type, he added.