{"id":47556,"date":"2026-04-13T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47556"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:04:45","slug":"rs200m-worth-of-liquor-seized-in-joint-maritime-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47556","title":{"rendered":"Rs200m worth of liquor seized in joint maritime operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Monday said it had confiscated foreign liquor worth Rs200 million during a joint intelligence-based operation in the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement, a maritime interdiction operation led to the interception of a stateless vessel carrying a large quantity of illicit liquor concealed onboard and intended for unlawful distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation was carried out through a coordinated effort by the Pakistan Navy, PMSA, Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre and Anti Narcotics Force (Sindh), demonstrating effective inter-agency collaboration and operational synergy,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p>JOINT MARITIME INTELLIGENCE BASED OPERATION BY PN, PMSA, JMICC &amp; ANF (SINDH) IN THE ARABIAN SEA<\/p>\n<p>Karachi, Pakistan &#8211; Monday, 13 April 2026: A successful intelligence based Maritime Interdiction Operation was conducted in the Arabian Sea, resulting in the interception of a (1\/5) pic.twitter.com\/2P97bfd0a8<br \/>\n\u2014 PAKISTAN MARITIME SECURITY AGENCY (@PMSAHQ) April 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The statement said the success of the operation was enabled by timely intelligence sharing, real-time coordination and seamless execution by the participating agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The seized contraband, with an estimated international market value of over Rs200m, represented a major disruption to smuggling networks operating in the region. The confiscated items were formally handed over to the ANF (Sindh) for further investigation and legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the maritime security said the operation was conducted as part of ongoing counter-narcotics efforts, adding that the success underscored the agencies\u2019 resolve to combat smuggling, safeguard maritime boundaries and contribute to regional security.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Monday said it had confiscated foreign liquor worth Rs200 million during a joint intelligence-based operation in the Arabian Sea. According to a statement, a maritime interdiction operation led to the interception of a stateless vessel carrying a large quantity of illicit liquor concealed onboard and intended for unlawful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47556","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=47556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}