Copyright 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. The consignment, originating from Afghanistan, now under Taliban rule, was shipped to Gujarat on September 13-14 via Irans Bandar Abbas Port and was hidden inside the containers of semi-processed Afghan talc, imported by a firm based in Andhra Pradesh. Sudhakar Machavarapu and Vaishali Govindaraju, the Chennai-based couple arrested earlier this week appear to have been paid Rs 30,000 per container that they imported. The operation involved around 80 investigators from nine different cities. Copyright HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved. ED sources said the agency will investigate the people or syndicate behind this heroin smuggling, identify proceeds of crime, and may also attach assets of the accused if required. Its opium harvest accounts for more than 80% of the world's supply. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said at a news conference: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is from Gujarat, home minister Amit Shah is from Gujarat. According to the source, the consignment had been imported by a Vijaywada-based company from Irans Bandar Abbas Port and the heroin was scheduled to be taken to Delhi. Govt used ED/CBI/NCB & leaked WhatsApp chats of Bolly Actresses. On September 12, 2021, the DRIseized 2,988.21 kg (almost 3 tonnes)of Heroinworth Rs 21,000 crore from two containers at the Mundra port. The containers, which were officially declared to be containing semi-processed talc stones, were actually found to be stuffed with 2988.21 kg or around three metric tonnes of heroin worth more than Rs 21,000 crore. Investigation into the seizure of 3,000 kg of heroin from Gujarat's Mundra Port last month has been transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and details of all accused in the case have been handed over to it, except one who remains elusive. Ltd. All rights reserved. Two persons have been arrested and the role of some Afghan nationals is also being investigated. District Education Officer said exact cause of her death will be ascertained after the port-mortem. He cited various instances of drug seizures off the Gujarat coast to claim that it had become the "favourite route" for smuggling. Indian anti-smuggling intelligence officials have seized nearly three tonnes of heroin - reportedly worth around $2.7bn (1.9bn) - in a major operation at a port in Gujarat state. In a major joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Gujarat Police's Anti Terrorist Squad on Friday seized drugs worth around Rs 200 crore at the Kolkata port in West Bengal. While conducting inspections at Mundra port in Gujarat, a large quantity of heroin was found. Not just Mundra, we had seized drugs from other Gujarat ports like Kandla and Pipavav in the recent past. Also read: No narcotics jihad, Kerala cops say spike in drugs came after alcohol dried up in lockdown. Police Commissioner B Srinivasulu told PTI that their teams "conducted a thorough investigation and except the use of Vijayawada house address (for obtaining licence), so far, no activity has been detected". Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? New Delhi Officials on Tuesday said they seized 2,988.21 kg heroin worth Rs 15,000 crore from two containers at the Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district and subsequently arrested a couple that runs an import firm from Chennai. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. The heroin was imported under the name 'Talcum Powder' from Hassan Hussain Limited in Kandahar.. In one of the largest-ever seizures of drugs anywhere in the world, on 16 September 2021 the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in the Indian Governments Ministry of Finance impounded 2988.2 kg of heroin from two shipping containers at Adani's Mundra port in the Indian state of Gujarat. Official sources said the consignment was imported by a trading company registered in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, as semi-processed talc stones. Vijaywada City Police has posted the complete detail of the importer of these drugs. First Published Sep 9, 2022, 9:03 PM IST. On September 13, around 3,000 kilograms of heroin was seized from two containers at Gujarat's Mundra port, run by the Adani Group. In the presence of experts from the Gandhinagar-based Forensic Science Laboratory, the containers were searched. This is the second major drug consignment to be intercepted at Mundra port in less than a year. The consignment of 3,000kg of heroin is perhaps the largest such batch seized anywhere in the world. ". Cocaine worth over 500 crore seized near Mundra Port in Gujarat A team of DRI officials searched and scanned a container, which had arrived a few days back from Dubai and housed at a Container. The marketprice is said to be about Rs 1,500 crore in the international market. The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. The DRI had arrested a couple from Chennai, whose firm had officially imported the cargo, and a few others before the probe was transferred to the National Investigation Agency. 3000 kg heroin worth Rs 21000 cr seized in Gujarat's Mundra port. A similar consignment, which had arrived for them in June, was arranged to be sent directly to Delhi -- the two were paid Rs 3 lakh in cash for it, sources said. The involvement of some Afghan nationals is also under the scanner of the DRI, the sources said. On September 18, again, the Indian Coast Guard and the anti-terrorism squad of Gujarat police in a joint operation on an Iranian boat found 30kg heroin worth more than Rs 150 crore off the coast of Gujarat., Asking what steps the government and the Narcotics Control Bureau had taken after the alleged spurt in drug smuggling through Gujarat, Khera said: How is such a drug syndicate operating in India under the nose of the Government of India, government of Gujarat and the Narcotics Control Bureau? A couple- Machavaram Sudhakar and his wife Govindaraju Durga Purna Vaisali, were arrested by the DRI in the case on September 17. She referred to the seizure of 90 kg of heroin from Gujarats Pipavav port. Also Read: BJP claims Rahul Gandhi wore T-shirt worth Rs 41257 at Bharat Jodo Yatra; Congress hits back. The arrested Afghan was found to be a part of a plot to import narcotic drugs camouflaged as 'semi-processed talc stones' coming from Afghanistan during the investigation. The drugs were loaded from Pishukan in Gwadar district of Balochistan province of Pakistan AHMEDABAD: The BSF (Border Security Force) and Jakhau Marine Police on Sunday recovered 49 packets of approximately 50kg of heroin worth Rs 250 crore near the Jakhau port. In April 2021, eight Pakistani nationals onboard a boat were apprehended with heroin worth Rs 150 crore off the coast of Gujarat. "A total of 2988.21 kg of heroin -- 1999.57 kg heroin from one container and 988.64 kg heroin from the second container -- was seized under the provisions of the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act," another source said. With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Right-wing ecosystem has been dog-whistling and whipping up fears about drugs from Afghanistan swamping India with the help of anti-national criminals. Iranian boat with drug consignment, 7 crew apprehended off Gujarat, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Another Russian found dead in Odisha; third in fortnight, Exploding number of illegal immigrants from India came to Austria last year, says Austrian Foreign Minister, In Pictures | Through the lens of the late K.V. Difference Between Plants And Animals For Class 5, On September 17, 3 tonnes of heroin were seized by the DRI at the Mundra port a privately owned port of the Adani group in Gujarat's Bhuj. The value of the heroin is estimated to be around Rs 21,000 crore," Khera added. Balochistan has been facing problems due to Chinese presence and 'utter neglect' by the Pakistani government. By Saurabh Vaktania, Manjeet Sehgal: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, seized 75.3 kg of heroin estimated to be worth Rs 376.5 crore from a container The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS has apprehended two boats on Indian waters, one of which was ferrying a shocking 3 tonnes of the banned drug Heroin. Ahmedabad, September 11. 1.78 lakh Over 1.49 lakh youths get job/apprenticeship letters across Gujarat Navratri 2022: Dates, Puja and Ghatasthapana muhurat The consignment of drugs reportedly worth around US$2.7billion in the global market was discovered at Mundra port in Kutch district on September 16 in two shipping containers imported from Bandar Abbas Port in Iran by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials, acting on a tip-off. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. The registered address of Aashi Trading Company, named in the consignment bill, was that of Vaishali Govindaraju's mother Taraka Govindaraju. The Mundra post is operated by Adani. Copyright 2023 Onmanorama. Consignment from Afghanistan came via Iran. The official, however, refused to divulge the exact roles of the two suspects arrested in the consignment. It said the intelligence also revealed that the shipment was being imported by a company in the southern city of Vijaywada. But it has been confirmed that the banned substance found inside the container is heroin and it weighs more than 70 kg, a source said. Upon seizure of the containers, samples were sent for testing under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and experts from Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Gandhinagar confirmed it to be heroin, the source said. All rights reserved. Then Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Twitter the seizure was the largest in the country's history and a "major blow to criminals.". Chennai Forensic testing is still under way to determine the exact value of the seized drugs, officials told the BBC. / In July, the Directorate had We have no policing authority over the containers, Adani Group clarified after almost 3,000 kg of heroin was seized from two containers The Punjab Police gave a tip off to the Gujarat ATS that a shipping container which He questioned the failure of the administration to stop the transport of drugs and said the people [] Sources have revealed that the Afghan drugs were recovered by the Gujarat ATS and DRI in 17 containers from the Kandla port. Officials are suspecting that this is the same modus operandi of the Mundra port drug bust wherein a whopping2,988.21 kgs of Heroin was recoveredby the DRI. Modi went after Rhea when Pablo Escobars are booming in India., In Modis India, 59 gms of Weed > 3000 kgs of Heroin, Govt used ED/CBI/NCB & leaked WhatsApp chats of Bolly Actresses, But even after Worlds Biggest Heroin Seizure at Adanis Mundra Port, there is pin-drop silence, Modi went after Rhea when Pablo Escobars are booming in India, Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) September 21, 2021. The agency has propounded that the accused - Mohammad Hasan Hussain Dad and Mohammad Hasan Dad(bothAfghan Nationals) and some other co-conspirators hadlinks tobanned terror organisations based in Pakistan. The importance of the Arabs as traders in the Indian Ocean by the 12th century may partly explain why the last Buddhist king of Maldives Dhovemi converted to Islam in the year 1153 (or 1193, as certain copper plate grants give a later date [citation needed]).The king thereupon adopted the Muslim title and name of Sultan Muhammad al Adil, initiating a series of six dynasties consisting of . 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