India, April 14 -- In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG), seized 300kg of methamphetamine, valued at Rs.1,800 crore, near the International Maritime Boundary Line off the Gujarat coast, said a senior Gujarat ATS official aware of the development.

The narcotics, allegedly smuggled from Pakistan, were dumped into the sea by smugglers on a fishing boat after they spotted the Indian patrol half a mile inside Indian waters, the official said.

The smugglers fled across the boundary into Pakistani waters to avoid arrest, he added.

The consignment was recovered and handed over to the ATS for further investigation.

Gujarat home minister Harsh Sanghavi shared the development on his official X ...