Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard has thwarted an try by Sri Lankan boats to smuggle narcotic medicine worth Rs. 2100 crore into India by way of the Lakshadweep area, off the nation’s West Coast, over the weekend. As per the Coast Guard, the boats had dumped 5 baggage of contraband weighing almost 260 kgs within the water, after having been certain of no escape from the ICG plane and ships that had been conducting surveillance within the area.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the Coast guard has stated that the SLFB Akarsha Duwa was at sea for over a fortnight.
After being intercepted, because the crew have deceptive statements and behaved abnormally, the Coast Guard interrogated them tactfully, following which the crew admitted to having been concerned in narcotics smuggling.
Owing to tough sea circumstances off Minicoy Islands, the boats had been delivered to Vizhinjam close to Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, seventh March for additional interrogation by the safety companies.
Post rummaging and joint investigation at Vizhinjam, SLFB Akarsha Duwa together with 6 Sri Lankan crew had been detained. Two different Sri Lankan boats with the crew had been launched for handing over to Sri Lankan authorities for additional investigation, because of a substantial amount of fish inventory onboard.
An identical try was thwarted in November final 12 months, when ICG apprehended Sri Lankan fishing boat ‘Shenaya Duwa’ off Kanyakumari, carrying narcotics worth round Rs.1000cr within the International market.
