Pakistan Navy ship seizes narcotics worth $15m at North Arabian Sea

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Navy ship while deployed on Regional Maritime Security patrol seized a huge quantity of drugs in a counter-narcotics operation at the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday.

According to a PN news release, the ship while undertaking maritime security operations intercepted a suspicious stateless fishing boat at the sea, and upon its search, the troops seized 280 kilograms of narcotics (crystal and Ice), worth approximately $15 million in the international market.

The vessel and crew members were later handed over to the law enforcement agencies for further legal proceedings.

“The successful anti-narcotics operation by the Pakistan Navy ship reaffirms the PN’s resolve to deny illegal activities in maritime zones of Pakistan,” the news release said.

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