So far this year, 11 Iranian nationals and 14 Pakistani nationals have been arrested in three cases, and are all in jail awaiting trial and in the past nine months, over 4,000 kg of drugs have been seized from the Arabian Sea near Porbandar in a series of high-profile operations.Nine months ago, security agencies, including the NCB, Gujarat ATS, and the Navy, conducted a joint operation that resulted in the largest drug haul so far – 3,132 kg of three different types of narcotics. Five Pakistani crew members aboard the vessel were arrested in connection with the drug seizure.In another major operation, 173 kg of drugs worth Rs 60 crore were seized, and two individuals were arrested. Just few days ago, 86 kg of heroin valued at Rs 600 crore was confiscated from the same region.To eradicate the scourge of drugs from India, the Centre had recently created 111 posts in NCB including 5 SP level posts in addition to the 425 posts created in the last 2 years.(With inputs from Dilip Singh Kshatriya)
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