This story is from March 26, 2021

Drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore, 5 AK-47 rifles seized from Sri Lankan boat

Close on theheelsof theseizureof heroin and hashish from a Sri Lankan boat early this month, the Coast Guard has intercepted another Sri Lankan boat with high grade weapons and drugs from Arabian Sea near Minicoy Island.
Drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore, 5 AK-47 rifles seized from Sri Lankan boat
Ravihansi with 300kg of heroin worth crores in the international market and five AK-47 rifles along with 1,000 live rounds was intercepted on March 18
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Close on theheelsof theseizureof heroin and hashish from a Sri Lankan boat early this month, the Coast Guard has intercepted another Sri Lankan boat with high grade weapons and drugs from Arabian Sea near Minicoy Island.
The boat, Ravihansi with 300kg of heroin worth crores in the international market and five AK-47 rifles along with 1,000 live rounds was intercepted on March 18 and has been taken to Vizhinjam on Thursday.

The Coast Guard ships and aircraft have been conducting extensive search in the area of Lakshadweep Islands. On March 18, patrolling Coast Guard units detected three suspicious boats off Minicoy Islands and intercepted them. Upon interrogation, the crew gave inconsistent statements. On rummaging the boats, the weapons and drugs were recovered from one of the boats. The value of the drugs has been roughly estimated at Rs 3,000 crore in the international market. All the three boats along with 19 crew have been taken to Vizhinjam for further joint investigation.
This is the second major antidrug trafficking operation undertaken by the Coast Guard on western coast within a fortnight. On March 5, the Coast Guard ships and aircraft, in a coordinated operation in Lakshadweep seas, had successfully apprehended Sri Lankan boat Akarsha Duwa with six crew off Minicoy Island. The crew had admitted to carrying 200kg high grade heroin and 60kg hashish which was jettisoned in the sea on sighting the Coast Guard ships on patrol.
In a similar operation in November last year, Coast Guard had apprehended another Sri Lankan boat Shenaya Duwa off Kanyakumari, carrying120kg narcotic drugs worth Rs 1,000 crore and five weapons. The past one year has proved to be a big setback for drug traffickers at sea as the Coast Guard has successfully seized about 1.6 tonnes of narcotics worth approximately Rs 4,900 crore.
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