India, April 2 -- The Indian Navy's Western Naval Command on Wednesday said it intercepted suspicious vessels and seized over 2500 kg of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean.

On March 31, INS Tarkash, a frontline frigate, received multiple inputs from the Navy's P8I aircraft regarding the movement of suspicious vessels in the area. The vessels were suspected to be trafficking illicit narcotics and other banned substances.

The Navy said INS Tarkash intercepted and boarded the suspected vessel after systematically interrogating all suspicious vessels with assistance from the P8I aircraft and the Maritime Operations Centre in Mumbai. Additionally, the Navy launched helicopter operations to monitor the activities of other vessels operating...