Chennai, Dec. 19 -- A total of 9,490 kg of Hashish oil valued nat Rs nine crore wasseized in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and CentralIntelligence Unit (CIU) headquarters Trichy today.
A defence release here said acting on a reliable input, ICGS Mandapam and CIU Trichyacted swiftly and conducted a successful anti-smuggling operation during the intervenonghours of midnight and eartly today by intercepting an Indian fishing boat carrying 9.49 kgof Hashish off Pamban in Gulf off Mannar and seized them.
Based on intelligence input regarding suspicious activity in Gulf of Mannar Islands,heightenedsurveillance was maintained during midnight hours on 18 -19 December.
At about 0230 hrs, the Joint team sighted a susp...