Accused being apprehended during a joint operation by the Navy, NCB, and Gujarat Police in which they intercepted a suspicious boat leading to the seizure of approximately 700 kg of meth in Gujarat.
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Porbandar: Eight foreign nationals arrested in connection with a 700 kilogram drug haul off the Gujarat coast were remanded in police custody for four days on Saturday.
These eight persons, who claim to be Iranians, were held after a vessel was interdicted in a joint operation carried out by Narcotics Control Bureau, Navy and Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad.
Methamphetamine or meth, a synthetic recreational variety of narcotics, worth Rs 2,500-3,500 crore was seized, NCB officials had informed on Friday.
The special court of additional chief judicial magistrate HR Thakor sent the eight persons to four-day police custody, public prosecutor Shailesh Parmar said.
The NCB and Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) had sought seven-day remand to find out the origin and destination of the contraband.