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Pakistan Navy seizes narcotics worth $96mn in Arabian Sea operations

Pakistan Published 7 October 2026, 17:58 · archived 7 Oct 2026

Pakistan Navy seized narcotics worth approximately $96 million in two separate counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan Navy Ship Yarmook, while deployed in the Arabian Sea, intercepted two dhows at extended ranges from the Pakistani coast. The operations led to the recovery of around 850kg of ice and 2,000kg of hashish/cannabis from concealed compartments inside the vessels, ISPR said. The seized narcotics have been taken into custody and will be handed over to the relevant a...

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