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Six Pakistanis get 20 years for heroin smuggling - Times of India
The contraband, valued at Rs 384.68 crore, was seized during a joint mid-sea operation by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard off the Jakhau coast in Dec 2021. (Representative image)RAJKOT: In a judicial crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, a special NDPS court in Bhuj sentenced six Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle nearly 77kg of heroin into India.The contraband, valued at Rs 384.68 crore, was seized during a joint mid-sea operation by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard off the Jakhau coast in Dec 2021. Special NDPS judge V A Buddha delivered the judgment on April 24, 2026, convicting the six men under Sections 8(C), 22(C), 23(C), 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The court also fined each convict Rs 2 lakh, with an additional two years' imprisonment in case of default. One Indian national, Amin Karim Surani, was acquitted. The operation followed a specific intelligence tip-off received by the ATS on the night of Dec 17, 2021. The input revealed that two Karachi-based smugglers, Haji Hasan and Haji Hasam, were sending a large heroin consignment on a Pakistani wooden boat named Al Huseini.The delivery was planned 34 to 35 nautical miles off the Jakhau coast, with VHF Channel 71 and the code words "Hari-1" and "Hari-2" to establish contact with the receivers. An ATS team boarded Indian Coast Guard interceptor vessels and tracked radio signals on Channel 71. The joint team intercepted and surrounded the Al Huseini boat at 2.45am. A search of a wooden compartment at the front of the boat led to the recovery of five large plastic bags containing 77 packets of heroin, weighing 76.936kg.The six convicted Pakistani nationals, all from Karachi, are Mohammad Imran Mohammad Tariq Vagher (31), Danis Mohammad Husen Kutchhi Vagher (24), Sagar Mohammad Kutchhi Vagher (23), Ismail Ibrahim Badala (75), Mohammad Sajid Mohammad Husen Yakublala Kungra (24) and Ashfaq Mohammad Ishak Vagher (26).While delivering the sentence, the special court observed that the offence was not merely a violation of law but a "systematic and conscious conspiracy" originating from Pakistan and aimed at targeting Indian youth."The judge emphasized that flooding the country with massive quantities of narcotics is a destructive strategy designed to weaken the mental, physical and moral strength of the younger generation, ultimately causing social i...
Man arrested at Katunayake airport with Kush - Hiru News - Srilanka's ...
A 33-year-old resident of Colombo was taken into custody by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Division at Katunayake Airport while in possession of 2 kg 505 g of kush.The seized narcotics carry an estimated value of 25,050,000 rupees.The individual arrived in the country from Bangkok, Thailand, early this morning (25).Customs officials discovered the drugs cleverly concealed inside packets of dried fruit carried by the suspect.
₹384 crore heroin mid-sea bust: 6 Pakistanis sentenced to 20 years in ...
Caught with heroin worth Rs 384 crore Six Pakistan nationals caught trafficking drugs into India through sea in 2021 were convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years by a special NDPS court in Bhuj, said a statement from the public prosecutor in Gujarat's Kutch. The convicted persons are Mohammad Imran Mohammad Tariq Wagher (31), Danish Mohammad Hussain Kutchhi Wagher (24 ...
6 Pakistanis Get 20-Year Jail Term In Rs 384-Crore Heroin Bust
6 Pakistanis Get 20-Year Jail Term In Rs 384-Crore Heroin Bust The judgment, delivered on Friday, brings to a close a high-profile case dating back to December 20, 2021.
