India News | BSF Recovers Five Packets of Charas off Gujarat Coast in Joint Search Operation with Local Police

Ahmedabad, Apr 22 (PTI) A joint team of the Border Security Force, local marine police and state intelligence unit recovered five one-kilogram packets of charas washed ashore on an island off the Gujarat coast, an official said on Saturday.

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Three packets with 'Cameroon' printed on them were recovered during the day from isolated Khidrat Bet island off Jakhau coast in Kutch district, while two packets, with 'Afghan Product' printed on them, were found on Friday, the force said in a statement.

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The two packets are similar to the ones recovered earlier, the official said, adding that extensive joint search operations have been initiated at isolated islands off Jakhau coast.

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