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Pakistan Navy seizes narcotics worth $750 million in Arabian Sea

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  • Pakistan Navy seized over 2,800 kg of narcotics in the Arabian Sea.
  • The seized drugs are valued at approximately $750 million.
  • The operation was conducted by navy ships PNS Hunain and PNS Yarmook.

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The Pakistan Navy conducted a successful counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, seizing over 2,800 kilogrammes of drugs with an estimated international value of $750 million. The operation was carried out by Pakistan Navy ships HUNAIN and YARMOOK, which intercepted a suspicious fishing boat. The narcotics were found hidden in concealed compartments. Both the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, and President Asif Ali Zardari praised the professionalism and vigilance of the navy personnel involved, reaffirming Pakistan's commitment to maritime security.

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The Pakistan Navy has seized over 2,800 kilogrammes of narcotics, valued at around $750 million, during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea.

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The latest operation is one of several major drug seizures by the Pakistan Navy in recent times. In June, the navy confiscated approximately two tonnes of drugs, including 1,500 kilogrammes of hashish and 500 kgs of ‘ice’, near the Gwadar coastline, with an estimated international value of $215 million.

In October of the previous year, another operation in the Arabian Sea resulted in the seizure of narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats.

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        1. Aapki baat sahi hai technology ke baray mein. Lekin yeh ‘suspicious fishing boat’ wali baat bhi ahem hai, kyun ke in samundaron mein aam machheron aur ghalat logon mein farq karna buhat mushkil kaam hoga.

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Zardari praises PN for huge seizure of narcotics

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday appreciated Pakistan Navy personnel for their successful anti-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea by seizing more than 2,800 kg of narcotics. The President commended the professionalism and vigilan

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