Articles tagged under: Iran

Dwarka police capture Iranian boat near Okha; 5 nabbed including 3 foreigners

September 28, 2023
Dwarka police capture Iranian boat near Okha; 5 nabbed including 3 foreigners

Dwarka: A suspicious boat with three Iranian nationals and one Indian citizen is captured off the Gujarat coast near Okha. The Devbhumi Dwarka police is probing into this.The boat had the presence of 10 gram drugs worth Rs. 5.50 lakh which has also been recovered from the boat. However, this little substance of drugs was for the personal consumption of one of the Iranians on the boat. Giving the details of the operation the District police official said, after receiving a tip off, the Special...Read More

Gujarat ATS – Indian Coast Guard capture Iranian boat with 5 crew and Rs. 425 crore narcotics

March 06, 2023

Okha: In a joing operation with Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police, the Indian Coast Guard has apprehended Iranian boat with 5 crew members aboard and 61 kg narcotics in their possession worth Rs. 425 crore within Indian waters at Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast. Boat is being brought to Okha port for further investigation. DeshGujarat Another major operation by Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard; a foreign boat with 5 crew and Rs. 425 crore narcotics captured in sea https://t.co/sWxu...Read More

3 New Intentional Flights from SVPI Airport, Ahmedabad Likely Soon

September 10, 2022
3 New Intentional Flights from SVPI Airport, Ahmedabad Likely Soon

Ahmedabad: Travelers from Ahmedabad might be able to visit 3 more international destinations via direct flight from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport. Three airlines are expected to start new direct flights from Ahmedabad to Iran, Bhutan, and Vietnam. Flights are likely to start in the next two months. Al these three destinations are places of tourist  as well as business interests. As of now, about 15 airlines connect SVPI to the world with international flights and t...Read More

ગુજરાત કોસ્ટલ પોલીસની સતર્કતાને કારણે પાકિસ્તાની-ઈરાની ડ્રગ માફિયાઓમાં ખોફ; ટેલિફોન સંવાદ વાયરલ

August 02, 2022
ગુજરાત કોસ્ટલ પોલીસની સતર્કતાને કારણે પાકિસ્તાની-ઈરાની ડ્રગ માફિયાઓમાં ખોફ; ટેલિફોન સંવાદ વાયરલ

ગાંધીનગરઃ નશીલી ડ્રગ્સની દાણચોરી માટે કુખ્યાત પાકિસ્તાની, ઈરાની અને અફઘાની ટોળકીઓ હવે તેમના ગેરકાયદે કામો માટે ગુજરાતની દરિયાઈ સીમા તરફ આવવા તૈયાર નથી. આ માટેનું એક મજબૂત કારણ જાણવા મળ્યુ�...Read More

Won’t be possible to take ship towards Gujarat: Drug mafia’s phone conversation goes viral

August 02, 2022
Won’t be possible to take ship towards Gujarat: Drug mafia’s phone conversation goes viral

Gandhinagar: An audio clip of a conversation between a Pakistani and an Irani drug mafia has gone viral on social media, in which one tells another that it will not be possible to take their (drug-laden) ships to go towards Gujarat. One drug mafia says to another in the audio clip: "Bhai, it is a little better right now. The family members are called. Everything else is fine. But I want to say something. None of our ships will go towards Gujarat now. Not only 280 miles, but none will go even...Read More

15 Iranians booked by Porbandar police for illegally entering Indian waters

July 25, 2022
15 Iranians booked by Porbandar police for illegally entering Indian waters

Porbandar: Security agencies have seized two Iranian boats and 15 crew members from near the international marine border and brought them to Porbandar. Though nothing objectionable was found in these boats, the police had lodged an offence of unlawfully entering into Indian waters. As the fishing season has come to an end, security agencies were tipped-off about two fishing boats suspiciously near I.M.B.L and the ship of the Coast Guard immediately reached the spot. Both the boats were detain...Read More

DRI seizes 3004 kg Heroin at Mundra Port, 8 persons arrested: Govt

September 22, 2021
DRI seizes 3004 kg Heroin at Mundra Port, 8 persons arrested: Govt

Gandhinagar: Finally, the Government has shared officially shared the details of huge catch of heroin in consignments landed at Mundra Port of Gujarat from Afghanistan, via Iran. The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has stated that DRI has seized 3004 kg of heroin at Mundra and arrested eight persons in connection with this. The official note in full text follows: In its continued crackdown on smuggling of Heroin into India, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained two cont...Read More

Operation Samudra Setu – INS Shardul brings back 233 to Gujarat from Iran

June 12, 2020
Operation Samudra Setu – INS Shardul brings back 233 to Gujarat from Iran

Porbandar: INS Shardul, deployed for Operation Samudra Setu, entered Porbandar harbour with 233 Indian Nationals onboard, who were earlier evacuated from Bandar Abbas port in Iran. Personnel from Indian Navy, State authorities and Police were present to receive the evacuees. All arrangements including a screening zone, a sanitisation zone, availability of ambulances and buses for transport were put in place at the port. The evacuees were disembarked and were taken for medical screening at ...Read More

INS Shardul to bring back 200 Gujarat fishermen stuck in Iran

June 08, 2020
INS Shardul to bring back 200 Gujarat fishermen stuck in Iran

Porbandar: 200 fishermen from Gujarat, stuck in Iran due to Covid-19 situation, today boarded INS Shardul of Indian Navy at Shahid Bahonar port in Bandar Abbas, to return to Porbandar as part of Operation Samudra Setu, launched by the Govt of India under third phase of Vande Bharat Mission. In second visit, INS Shardul will being back fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Kerala stuck in Iran. DeshGujaratRead More

Robust plan in place for adequate crude oil supply to Indian refineries: Petroleum ministry

April 26, 2019
Robust plan in place for adequate crude oil supply to Indian refineries: Petroleum ministry

New Delhi: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued a statement on the announcement by US to discontinue the Significant Reduction Exemption to all purchases of crude oil from Iran: “The Government of India has put in place a robust plan to ensure that there is adequate supply of crude oil to Indian oil refineries from May 2019 onwards. There will be additional supplies from other major oil producing countries from different parts of the world. The Indian refineries are fully pre...Read More