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Five Pakistanis Remanded in Custody After Mega Drug Haul Worth Rs 3000 Crore
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News18•01-10-2026, 21:00
Five Pakistanis Remanded in Custody After Mega Drug Haul Worth Rs 3000 Crore
- •Five Pakistani nationals were remanded in police custody until October 13 by an Ahmedabad court following their arrest in a Rs 3,000 crore drug haul case.
- •The individuals were apprehended on September 25 from an Iranian boat 'Azad' in the Arabian Sea, carrying 526 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin.
- •The vessel was intercepted approximately 160 nautical miles northwest of Lakshadweep and 490 nautical miles southwest of Mumbai.
- •The operation was a joint effort by the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard, based on intelligence about a planned smuggling operation from Iran to India.
- •Preliminary investigations suggest the contraband, loaded near Gwadar in Pakistan from a smaller boat, was intended for the Tamil Nadu coast after a mid-sea delivery.
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Security agencies seized 526 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore from an Iranian boat named ‘Azad’ in the Arabian Sea on September 25, 2026.
The high-sea operation was executed jointly by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard, utilizing actionable intelligence provided by the ATS and central agencies.
An Ahmedabad court remanded the five arrested Pakistani nationals—Mohammad Yakub Balochi, Shakirullah, Faridullah, Ahmed Khan, and Wahidullah Khan—to 12-day police custody until October 13, 2026.
