Kochi, May 20 (PTI) A gang of international smugglers have been apprehended by Indian agencies while trying to smuggle around 218 kg of heroin off the Lakshadweep coast, sources said on Friday.

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The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Coast Guard and the Department Revenue Intelligence (DRI) off Agatti coast in Lakshadweep, sources told PTI.

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The narcotics were seized from a boat sailing through the sea, they said.

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