Pakistan navy seizes 2,000 kg of hashish from two dhows in the Arabian Sea
The Pakistan Navy intercepted two dhows in the Arabian Sea and recovered about 2,000 kg of hashish and cannabis and 850 kg of Ice, a haul the military valued at about $96 million. The statements did not say whether anyone was arrested.
🇵🇰 Arabian Sea, off the Pakistani coast · Pakistan
- Cannabis
- 2,000 kg
The Pakistan Navy ship PNS Yarmook intercepted two dhows in the Arabian Sea and recovered about 2,000 kg of hashish and cannabis and 850 kg of Ice, a form of methamphetamine, the military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on 7 October 2026.[1][2] The drugs were hidden in concealed compartments inside the vessels.[1][2]
The navy said the two operations took place at extended ranges from the Pakistani coast.[1][2] It valued the haul at about $96 million and said the narcotics would be handed to the authorities for legal proceedings.[1][2]
The statements gave no details of the dhows’ crews and did not say whether anyone was arrested.[1][2] President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the navy on the operations, the Express Tribune reported.[2]
Photos and video
- ISPR handout photo of narcotics recovered from the two dhows Photos: Associated Press of Pakistan, archived copy
- The seized drugs, photographed in an ISPR handout Photos: The Express Tribune
Sources
- PNS Yarmook seizes large cache of narcotics worth $ 96 mln. Associated Press of Pakistan, 7 October 2026. Archived copy.
- Pakistan Navy seizes narcotics worth $96m in Arabian Sea: ISPR. The Express Tribune, 7 October 2026.