{"id":2283,"date":"2026-10-07T19:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:03:50","slug":"pakistan-navy-seizes-96-million-worth-of-narcotics-in-arabian-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2283","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Navy seizes $96 million worth of narcotics in Arabian Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Pakistan Navy ship Yarmook seized about 850 kg of ice and 2,000 kg of hashish\/cannabis worth approximately $96 million in two counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military\u2019s media wing, said in a press release on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The operations, conducted at extended ranges from the Pakistani coast, involved the interception of two dhows, from which the narcotics were recovered from concealed compartments, the navy said.<\/p>\n<p>The seized narcotics were taken into custody and will subsequently be handed over to the relevant authorities for disposal and legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>President Asif Ali Zardari commended the Pakistan Navy for the operations, praising its continuous surveillance, readiness and commitment to countering illegal drug trafficking at sea, the President Secretariat Media Wing said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>President also said Pakistan would continue to take necessary measures in the fight against drug trafficking and described the missions as reflecting the country\u2019s commitment to regional highlighted the navy\u2019s role in curbing illicit maritime activities and safeguarding regional maritime security.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also commended the navy\u2019s officers and personnel for the operations, saying the prompt and decisive action served as an effective deterrent against drug smuggling through sea routes, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office Media Wing said.<\/p>\n<p>PM said Pakistan would continue to take necessary measures in the fight against drug trafficking and described the missions as reflecting the country\u2019s commitment to regional maritime security and curbing illegal trade through sea routes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Navy ship Yarmook seized about 850 kg of ice and 2,000 kg of hashish\/cannabis worth approximately $96 million in two counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military\u2019s media wing, said in a press release on Wednesday. The operations, conducted at extended ranges from the Pakistani coast, involved the interception of two dhows, from which the narcotics were recovered from concealed compartments, the navy said. The seized narcotics were taken into custody and will subsequently be handed over to the relevant authorities for disposal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}