Kutch (Gujarat): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) patrol team has seized 28 charas packets worth Rs 42 lakhs near Jakhau coast on Monday.
The packets weighing 1 kg each have been handed over to Marine Police for legal formalities.
"Coast Guard patrol team recovered 28 'charas' packets of 1 kg each amounting to Rs 42 lakhs near Jakhau coast yesterday. Packets handed over to Marine Police for legal formalities," the ICG said.
The Indian Coast Guard recovered 88 packets of hashish (cannabis) worth Rs 1.32 crore from some uninhabited islands off the coast of Jakhau port in Gujarat's Kutch district in June.
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On June 17, 21 and 22, the Coast Guard found four, 34 and 50 packets, respectively, on different islands close to Jakhau during search operations using hovercraft and rubber boats.
After ascertaining that the powder in these packets was hashish, the drug haul was handed to the marine police, according to officials.
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned a hovercraft squadron at Jakhau to make the coastal security robust, and it is yielding good results.
In the recent past, other agencies, including Kutch- West police and the Border Security Force, also recovered hashish packets apparently washed ashore and lying unclaimed on such islands and in the creek area.
(Inputs from Agency)
