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Coast Guard seizes Iranian boat with huge heroin cargo off Gujarat coast

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An Iranian boat with a huge consignment of heroin was apprehended in Indian waters off the Gujarat coast, in an operation carried out jointly by the state Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Coast Guard, officials said on Sunday.</p>
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"On an intelligence based joint act, @IndianCoastGuard with ATS #Gujarat apprehended #Iranian boat in #Indian waters with 7 crew carrying #drugs. The boat is brought to the nearest port for further rummaging and investigations," a defence spokesperson in Gujarat said on their Twitter handle.</p>
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The boat, seized during the operation conducted on Saturday night, carried an estimated 30 to 50 kg of the contraband, worth about ₹ 150 to ₹ 250 crore in the international market, but the exact amount of the drug present in the vessel will be known after its rummaging, they said.</p>
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The seven crew members, all Iranian nationals, have been arrested.</p>

IN Bureau

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