Pakistan navy seizes drugs worth nearly $1bn in the Arabian Sea

Nearly $1 billion worth of narcotics have been seized from two vessels sailing through the Arabian Sea by the Pakistani navy, which is a member of the Saudi-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).

The Pakistani navy intercepted the dhows in two separate operations over the course of 48 hours last week, according to a statement from the CMF, the naval network in charge of the operation, and seize narcotics worth more than $972 million.

More than 2 tons of “crystal methamphetamine (ICE) with an estimated street value of $822, 400, 000” were taken from the first dhow on October 18, according to a statement from the CMF.

“Less than 48 hours later, the crew boarded a second dhow and seized 350 kg of ICE worth $140, 000, 000, and 50 kg of cocaine worth $10, 000, 000”.

The CMF added that the vessels were “identifiable as having no nationality,” but that no further information was provided regarding where the vessels came from.

The Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces was honored to successfully seize more than $972 million worth of narcotics, according to U.S. Central Command. The Pakistani Navy Ship Yarmook stayed in the Arabian Sea for 48 hours while conducting boarding operations on two dhows…

A Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150, which praised the success of the focused operation, “underlines the significance of the multi-national collaboration,” was directly involved in the operations.

According to Saudi Arabian navy Commodore Fahad Aljoiad, the commander of the CMF task force leading the operation, “one of the most successful narcotics seizures for CMF.”

The CMF is a 47-nation naval partnership with the task of preventing smuggling by inspecting more than 3.2 million square miles (approximate 829 million hectares) of waters, including some of the world’s most significant shipping lanes, the statement continued.