AHMEDABAD: In one of the biggest hauls, the customs officers of Gujarat state, on India’s West coast, seized 250 slabs of silver, valued at Rs 58 million, from a Pakistani vessel, “Al-Khalid” off Kodinar-Madhwad sea coast in Junagadh district Friday.
Action on a tip off, the customs officers kept watch and intercepted the vessel after a hot chase in the sea, according to Gujarat customs collector Vierndra sinh.
Eight members of the crew, including two Indians, four Pakistanis and two from Zanzibar, had been apprehended.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 2, 1990
