Taipei, Sept. 22 -- In a major drug interdiction operation, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) apprehended four Chinese nationals and seized a large quantity of narcotics weighing over 700 kg, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) reported on Monday.

According to CNA, the operation took place on September 13 during a joint surveillance mission conducted by the CGA's Southern Sector Flotilla, the 4th Offshore Flotilla, and the 11th Coastal Patrol Corps.

Officers intercepted a suspicious fishing vessel, initially flying the Republic of China (Taiwan) flag, approximately 128 nautical miles southeast of Cape Maobitou in Pingtung County's Hengchun Township.

According to reports, the CGA stated that the vessel had disabled its automatic ...