Indian coast guard makes record 1.5 tonne heroin bust
India's coast guard announced Sunday it had seized 1.5 tonnes of heroin worth almost $550 million from a merchant ship in what maritime authorities are calling their largest-ever drug bust.The ship was intercepted Saturday off the western state of Gujarat, the coast guard said in a statement.An undisclosed number of suspects were detained for questioning by coast guard officials, police and intelligence agencies.
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