Surveillance Up Along Gujarat Coastline Over “New Pattern” Of Drug Trade

New Delhi:

The Border Safety Drive (BSF) stated it has stepped up vigil alongside the Gujarat beach because of considerations rising from a “new development” of drug business connected to Pakistan, following seizure of greater than 1,300 kg cannabis in 4 months.

The Bhuj unit of the BSF on Wednesday seized three kg of cannabis close to Jakhau within the coastal space of Kutch. The border guarding power stated it has recognized the similar development in the most recent seizure, hinting in opposition to a drug cartel the usage of the Arabian sea direction for narcotics smuggling.

“Until now 1,309 packets of charas (cannabis) of 1 kg each and every were seized through BSF, the police, the Coast Guard and the Military from creeks and Jakhau Coast in a length of about 4 months from Would possibly to August. The seizure of cannabis packets is a brand new development and a question of shock for all safety companies running in Gujarat state,” the BSF stated in a remark.

“All seized cannabis packets are of just about equivalent print and packaging, discovered scattered alongside the 58-km beach round Jakhau. This has uncovered the vulnerability of the Arabian Coast in Gujarat and vigil has been additional tightened all alongside the Gujarat coast and creek space,” it stated.

The paramilitary power cited reviews to mention that throughout the previous three hundred and sixty five days, Pakistani safety companies introduced a sequence of operations for seizure of narcotics in deep sea close to World Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off the Karachi coast.

“They seized about 11,000 kg of narcotics like heroin, cannabis, brown/ice crystal, artificial heroin and opium valued at greater than 22,000 million Pakistani Rupees. It’s additional learnt that one of the fleeing boats dumped their shipment in sea close to IMBL Karachi when intercepted through Pakistani safety companies,” the BSF stated.

Consistent with the remark, those narcotics pieces had been smuggled from Afghanistan and Iran to Balochistan and additional to Sindh (Karachi).

“After packing in plastic sacks, published Fauzi Fertilisers Company, Pakistan (FFC), 46 UREA, SONA BRAND the narcotics had been smuggled to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Africa and the remainder of South Asia, via deep sea from a small coastal village Rehri off Karachi coast Pakistan,” it said.

The drug packets seized off Gujarat coast are very similar to the packing seized through Pakistani safety companies, the BSF stated.

“The dumped packets of substances have drifted in opposition to the Indian coast Jakhau and had been discovered scattered all over the place the coast. Patterns of waves and motion of the water/currents in Arabian Sea additionally point out this robust chance,” it added.

Cannabis seizure from Gujarat coast is a brand new development. Alternatively, prior to now heroin seizures were made through safety companies off the state’s coast.

“Cannabis consignments had been more than likely no longer headed for India. Images of cannabis seized through Pakistani companies and Indian safety companies expose equivalent printing/packaging which point out that the cannabis packets seized alongside Jakhau coast are a part of the drug consignment of cannabis packets thrown within the sea through Pakistani smugglers throughout raid off Karachi coast has drifted in opposition to Jakhau coast,” the BSF stated.

“Alternatively, because of the massive business of narcotics throughout the Arabian Sea through Pakistani smugglers, the opportunity of exploitation of the Gujarat coast can’t be dominated out. Safety companies were alerted to stay robust vigil all alongside the Gujarat coast and Creek space,” it added.

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