Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS apprehended Pakistani boat Jamjam

<p>Caught 5 Pak nationals and 35 kg Heroin onboard In the past two years, antinational elements involved in narcotics smuggling are trying to infiltrate contraband drug, Heroin, through Gujarat coast. Gujarat Police and Indian Coast Guard are committed to stop any such attempts and have conducted various operations to nip the menace in the bud. […]</p>

Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS apprehended Pakistani boat Jamjam
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Caught 5 Pak nationals and 35 kg Heroin onboard

In the past
two years, antinational elements involved in narcotics smuggling are trying to
infiltrate contraband drug, Heroin, through Gujarat coast. Gujarat Police and
Indian Coast Guard are committed to stop any such attempts and have conducted
various operations to nip the menace in the bud.

Anti-Terrorist Squad Gujarat got credible information that an illegal consignment of narcotic drug, Heroin is going to be smuggled in Gujarat through Coast. The information further revealed that the consignment is being sent in Pakistani fishing boat from Pakistan. ATS Officers approached Indian Coast Guard and a joint operation was launched to apprehend the smugglers and seize the contraband.

A team of
ATS and ICG started the operation with Indian Coast Guard Fast Interceptor
Boats(IBs) at Jakhau, Kutch. Commandos of Marine Task Force were kept in boats
in Indian waters to help in apprehending the smugglers. Continuous search
operation was undertaken near the location, located North West of Jakhau, which
was indicated in the information available with ATS Gujarat.

A suspicious
Pakistani boat was identified at the said location in Indian waters. ICG IBs
stealthily started following the boat, and at the opportune moment, officers
and personnel of ICG IBs alongwith ATS Officers successfully boarded the
suspicious boat. Search of the suspicious boat revealed 35 packets of
contraband heroin on Pakistani boat JamJam.

The
approximate weight of confiscated contraband is 35 Kg valuing Rs 175 crores
(approx) in international market. The interrogation of the apprehended accused
persons is in progress jointly by all agencies.

The details
of the 05 Pak Nationals apprehended from Pakistani boat named JamJam are as
follows:-

  • Anees Isa Bhatti, age 30 years, r/o Baba Zajeera, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Ismail Mohammed Kachchi, , age 50
    years, r/o Kemadi, Beet Zajeera, Karachi,  
    Pakistan.
  • Ashhraf Usman Kutchhi, age 42 years,
    r/o Kemadi, Beet Zajeera, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Kareem Abdulla Kutchhi, age 37 years,
    r/o Beet Zajeera, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Abubaqar Ashraf Sumra, age 55 years,
    r/o Beet Zajeera, Karachi, Pakistan.
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