Indian coast guard makes record 1.5 tonne heroin bust
AFP
India's coast guard announced Sunday it had seized 1.5 tonnes of heroin worth almost $550 million from a merchant ship in what maritime authorities are calling their largest-ever drug bust.
The ship was intercepted Saturday off the western state of Gujarat, the coast guard said in a statement.
"This is the largest single haul of narcotics seized till date," it said, adding the drugs were worth an estimated $545 million.
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The article goes on to state that this is likely, mainly Afghanistan heroin.
