NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore off Gujarat Coast

New Delhi: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said that it has seized about 800 kg of drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore in the market.

In a tweet, the NCB said the drugs was seized from a vessel in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast in a joint operation with the Navy.

The seizure includes over 529 kg of very high-quality hashish (charas), more than 234 kg of the finest quality of crystal methamphetamine and about 15 kgs of heroin, the NCB said.

In a joint operation with Indian Navy, NCB seized 529kg of Hashish (Charas) 234kg of Crystal Methamphetamine and some quantity of Heroin from high seas. Detailed press release is attached.
Together towards a #drugfree @HMOIndia @dg_ncb@indiannavy @PIBHomeAffairs pic.twitter.com/QVuWAq5oMu

— NCB INDIA (@narcoticsbureau) February 12, 2022

The seized drugs, suspected to have been loaded from Pakistan, have been brought to the Porbandar port in Gujarat. (UNI)