Indian coast guard makes record 1.5 tonne heroin bust

July 30, 2017 9:12 PM

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) – India’s coast guard announced on Sunday (July 30) it had seized 1.5 tonnes of heroin worth almost US$550 million (S$746 million) from a merchant ship in what maritime authorities are calling their largest-ever drug bust.

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