New Delhi, September 21
Indian Coast Guard has seized 1,160 kg of drug ‘Ketamine’ from a suspicious Myanmar-flagged vessel operating near Car Nicobar islands. The haul is worth Rs 300 crore in international market.
An Indian Coast Guard aircraft on routine surveillance, sighted a suspicious vessel operating in Indian Exclusive Economic Zone. Coast Guard ship ship Rajveer intercepted the vessel.
On interrogation, the boat crew revealed that they had commenced their journey from damson bay in Myanmar for delivery of consignment in gunny bags to another boat operating near Thailand-Malaysia maritime border line. At least 57 gunny bags of suspicious substance were found and transferred to ICGS Rajveer.
The suspect vessel, during the passage to Port Blair, started taking in water (flooding) and sank. Preliminary analysis revealed that the suspicious substance was ‘Ketamine’ and there were 1,160 packets of 1 kg each on board the vessel. — TNS
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