Hashish worth Rs1 billion seized from boat

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) recovered a huge cache of hashish from a boat the previous night, a spokesman for the agency announced on Saturday.

The PMSA spokesman said officials of the agency and the Pakistan Navy had deployed their ships and fast response boats in the western maritime region. He said a PMSA ship intercepted a suspicious boat in the open sea and found approximately 1,400 kilograms of hashish on it, adding that the value of the narcotic in the international market is around Rs1 billion.

The spokesman said that after successfully conducting the intelligence-based counter-narcotics operation, the seized hashish was handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Balochistan at the Jinnah Naval Base Ormara. He said the PMSA is maintaining close coordination with the ANF Balochistan for counter-narcotics operations and the disposal of confiscated drugs.

He said the PMSA being the law enforcement agency in the Pakistan Exclusive Economic Zone maintains its near permanent presence at sea with its ships and aircraft against possible illegal activities.