India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy have seized over 760 kilogram narcotics including hashish, methamphetamine and heroin in Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast. According to official sources, the value of seized narcotics in the international market is about 2000 crore rupees. The joint operation was planned and carried out by the NCB team and Indian Navy in the high sea. The seized consignment packed in multiple bags has been brought to Porbandar coast in Gujarat.
The current seizure of Narcotics is a big blow to drug syndicates based in Pakistan who use maritime routes for proliferation of drugs into India and other countries. The Golden Crescent made up of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan - have become the world's leading region of heroin production. As much of this heroin is smuggled to the West, countries including the United States have taken a keen interest in this problem and initiated efforts to stem the production and trafficking of the drug.
Heroin has become a vital part of Pakistan's economy; the country is not only a producer but also a conduit for the drug. Opium and heroin have typically been smuggled into the West from Iran and Afghanistan, two countries which produce, process, and transship the drugs.
While a small amount of marijuana is consumed locally (in spite of growing addiction problems in the area), most of the supplies are smuggled out either directly or through India or Sri Lanka. According to reliable sources, between 40 and 60 percent of heroin entering the United States comes from the Golden Crescent, predominantly from Pakistan.