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Pakistani naval vessel seizes drug shipments in Arabian Sea

A Pakistani naval vessel part of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF) seized drugs worth over $972 million in the Arabian Sea, the force said in a statement on Tuesday.

Axar.az informs, citing Al Arabiya, “Over a 48-hour period, PNS Yarmook conducted boarding operations of two dhows; neither vessels were transmitting Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) or displaying any external markings, both were subsequently identified as having no nationality,” it said in the statement.

According to CMF, the crew first over two tons of crystal methamphetamine valued at $822 million.

“Less than 48 hours later, the crew boarded a second dhow and seized 350 kg of crystal meth worth $140 million and 50 kg of cocaine worth $10 million,” the statement added.

The report did mention any details on the origin of the boats carrying the drugs.

The CMF is a multinational naval partnership of naval forces of 47 countries, among them the US, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, tasked to uphold the international rules-based order along the world’s most important shipping lanes and curb the smuggling of drugs and weapons.

Date
2025.10.22 / 14:12
Author
Axar.az
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