Coast Guard boards dhow Official seizure footage

Sep 25

The Indian Coast Guard's edited operational release shows small craft approaching a red-and-green dhow, personnel identifying themselves and ordering those aboard to move forward with hands raised, and armed personnel boarding. Sacks are lifted from a deck hatch while people remain on deck with their hands up. Later shots show people in life jackets, a uniformed officer examining a seated man's mouth, packages and detainees displayed aboard a Coast Guard ship, and the dhow alongside a Coast Guard vessel. The sparse spoken audio supplies boarding commands, not a narrated measurement or chemical identification of the cargo or identification of crew nationalities. Dates of the later handling shots are not separately supplied.

DD India reports a joint Gujarat ATS, Indian Coast Guard and central-intelligence operation culminating on September 25, 2026 west of Lakshadweep in India's EEZ. It reports seizure of 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine from an Iranian boat, arrest of five Pakistani crew, a value above ₹3,000 crore, transfer to Mumbai and an ongoing investigation into the network and intended recipients. The Coast Guard's edited operational footage shows the dhow approached and boarded, sacks taken from a hatch, people held on deck with hands raised, crew checks and packages displayed aboard a Coast Guard ship. The footage adds direct images of the operation without separately establishing the drugs' weight, chemical identity or crew nationality; dates of its subsequent handling shots are unspecified. No completed investigation or finding of guilt is reported.