India seizes boat in international waters suspected of smuggling drugs, detains 8 Pakistanis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}India's navy and coast guard seized a suspicious boat from international waters off the western coast and detained eight Pakistanis after finding a huge drug shipment aboard, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
Authorities believe the 232 packets of drugs found aboard the boat are heroin worth more than $95 million, the ministry said in a statement.
Satellite phones and a GPS system were also seized in the joint operation Monday involving two navy ships and one coast guard vessel.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The ministry said the eight people detained would likely be interrogated by intelligence officials as well as authorities from the navy and coast guard.