Kutch (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday informed that they have seized heroin worth Rs 350 crore from a Pakistani boat off the state coast.

Kutch (Gujarat) [India], September 14 (ANI): In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended a Pakistani boat with 40 kg of drugs worth Rs 200 crore on Wednesday morning.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 18 (ANI): A team of Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) seized huge quantity of drugs from Chulha Chicken Hotel from Bhat village in Gandhinagar on Sunday.

Ahmedabad Apr 25 PTI The Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad ATS have apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members on board in the Arabian Sea near the state coast and seized heroin worth Rs 280 crore from the vessel a defence spokesperson said on Monday A top police officer said that the Coast Guard had to fire some shots at the Pakistani boat as it tried to escape after being challenged by the interceptor ship Two to three crew members received minor injuries The Coast Guard ship intercepted and apprehended the Pakistani boat Al Haj early Monday morning from the Indian waters the defence spokesperson said in a statement Officials found heroin worth Rs 280 crore on the boat the statement said adding that the boat and the crew members were brought to the Jakhau port in Gujarats Kutch district for further investigation Gujarat Director General of Police DGP Ashish Bhatia said the seizure took place on the Indian side of the Arabian sea during the early hours nearly 15 nautical miles away from the International Maritime Boundary Line IMBL He said the Coast Guard had to fire some shots at the Pakistani boat as the crew tried to escape after being challenged by the interceptor ship Based on a tip-off given by the ATS a Coast Guard ship headed towards IMBL and spotted the Pakistani boat sailing inside the Indian waters after crossing the IMBL Since the Pak crew tried to speed away with their boat after being challenged the Coast Guard fired some rounds on them during a chase Two to three crew members received minor injuries due to the firing Bhatia said at the ATS headquarters here He said officials of ATS and Coast Guard found 56 kg of heroin worth Rs 280 crore on the boat While we are yet to find out the source as well as the destination of the contraband we learnt that Karachi-based smuggler Mustafa is behind this racket The contraband was supposed to be transported to a northern state had the landing been successful Bhatia added PTI PJT PD GK NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Apr 21 PTI In a joint operation the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad ATS and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI on Thursday seized around 260 kgs of heroin worth Rs 1300 crore after conducting a raid at a container station near Kandla port in Kutch district of the state an ATS official said The development comes months after the seizure of 2988 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 21000 crore from two containers at Mundra port in the state in September last year Based on a tip-off received by the ATS officials of this agency along with those from the DRI raided a container station near Kandla port and found 260 kg of heroin which is sold at Rs 5 crore per kilogram in the international market hidden inside a container kept there the senior official said seeking anonymity The ATS and the DRI have so far recovered 260 kg heroin worth Rs 1300 crore in the international market from the container that had reached Kandla port from some other country the official added PTI PJT PD NP NP

Ahmedabad Feb 23 PTI The chairman of a Bhavnagar-based firm was arrested on Wednesday by the state Goods and Services Tax GST department with the help of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad ATS in a case of using fake invoices of Rs 762 crore to claim fraudulent input tax credit of Rs 137 croreThe state GST department took the help of the ATS to arrest the chairman of Bhavnagar-based Madhav Copper Ltd Nilesh Patel who had managed to escape after hitting a vehicle of GST officials when they tried to arrest him on an earlier occasion the department said in a releaseHe was accused of causing loss to the state treasury by issuing Rs 762 crore of fake invoices to receive Rs 137 crore in fraudulent input tax credit the release saidThe state GST department had unearthed the fraud in July last year and arrested several persons in this regard while Patel was absconding it saidHis properties were seized and a court had issued summons against him which he did not respond to the release saidThe businessman had escaped during an earlier effort to arrest him on February 20 2022 the GST department saidThe department then approached the ATS which arrested him from AhmedabadIn raids conducted last year in the companys premises offices and residences of its directors the state GST had seized several incriminating documents including digital dataThe Supreme Court had on February 11 2022 dismissed Patels anticipatory bail plea and granted him one week protection from arrestA sessions court had also dismissed his plea for regular bailWhen the state GST officials tried to arrested him earlier he escaped after hitting their vehicle and injuring an official in the process Thereafter an FIR was lodged against him for causing obstruction in work of government officials the release said PTI KA RSY RSY

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 15 (ANI): The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended three persons and recovered around 120 kg heroin worth Rs 600 crore delivered from a Pakistani boat via sea route, said Director-General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia on Monday.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 15 (ANI): The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) recovered around 120 kg of drugs, informed Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday.

Kutch (Gujarat) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a Border Security Force (BSF) constable from the Gandhidham of Gujarat's Kutch district for allegedly passing sensitive information to Pakistan.