Indian Navy seizes 940kg drugs in Arabian Sea
PTC News Desk: The Indian Navy seized 940 kg of narcotics in the Western Arabian Sea, officials said on Tuesday.
The narcotics were seized from a dhow as part of 'Operation Crimson Barracuda' by the Indian Navy's elite MARCO commandos stationed on the frontline ship INS Talwar, according to a Navy spokesperson.
According to the official: "Indian Naval ship INS Talwar, mission deployed in Western Arabian Sea for maritime security operations, as part of a combined task force led operation Crimson Barracuda successfully apprehended a suspicious 'dhow' on April 13."
"The ship's specialist boarding teams and MARCOs seized 940 kgs of contraband narcotics. The drugs are being disposed off as per standard operating procedures," he added.
Crimson Barracuda ended on April 15 and was aimed at combating terrorist and criminal organisations' use of the high seas for smuggling operations in the western Indian Ocean region.
- With inputs from agencies
