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Indian intelligence agencies sound alarm over spurt in heroin smuggling from Pakistan via sea
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Indian intelligence agencies sound alarm over spurt in heroin smuggling from Pakistan via sea

Following inputs from international counterparts about a sudden increase in the smuggling of heroin from the Gwadar port of Makran coast in Pakistan, the Indian enforcement agencies have taken proactive steps and increased maritime surveillance.“Inputs from the Tanzanian authorities have been shared by the international organizations, following purported revelations by a Tanzanian national”, said an official.The accused said heroin consignments were being smuggled on board dhows from Pakistan and they were being dropped at various coastal locations on the Tanzania border. About 25 such dhows had entered the Tanzanian coastal region between March and May.The consignments were also being routed via Mozambique, where 12 Pakistani nationals — who initially claimed that they were fishermen — we