On Saturday, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Rajveer in a sea-air coordinated operation seized 1160 Kgs of drug Ketamine from a suspicious Myanmarese vessel which was operating near Car Nicobar islands. The haul is estimated to be worth Rs 300 Crores in the international market. On September 18, the Indian Coast Guard Aircraft, which was on routine surveillance sighted a suspicious vessel operating in Indian Exclusive Economic Zone and not responding on VHF.

#WATCH: Indian Coast Guard ship Rajveer detained a Myanmarese vessel operating near Car Nicobar Islands, on 19 Sept. Gunny bags with suspicious packets were found in the vessel, they're being analysed by Narcotics Control Bureau at Port Blair. (18.9) (Source: Indian Coast Guard) pic.twitter.com/OvSn7rh4mP

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Port Blair: Indian Coast Guard team led by its Andaman and Nicobar in-charge, Inspector General Maneesh Pathak with packets of Ketamine drug, weighing 1,160 kilograms, worth around Rs 300 crores and the six alleged smugglers. pic.twitter.com/8DPUftA7tM

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Post which, the ICG ship Rajveer was directed to intercept the vessel and carry out an investigation. ICG ship Rajveer intercepted the vessel near Car Nicobar island at around 2100 hrs on September 19, 2019. When asked to stop, the suspicious vessel was unlit and tried to evade from the ICGS Rajveer sight. ICGS Rajveer finally forced the vessel to stop and soon it was taken over the officer on board the ship Rajveer.