 KARACHI: A navy ship in the US-led coalition against terrorism seized two tons of hashish from a boat and arrested its 16-member Pakistani crew off the Yemeni coast in the Arabian Sea, an official said on Monday. The suspected drug traffickers were handed over to Pakistani authorities on Monday in Karachi, said Musarrat Jabeen, a senior customs official. The British Drug Liaison Officer in Pakistan was told to contact the coalition forces patrolling in the Arabian Sea and have them seize the fishing boat after Pakistani security forces failed to intercept it, Jabeen said. "We were informed on May 26 that the boat had been captured and was being brought back here," she said. The boat had reportedly set sail from Pasni. The hashish was worth about three million dollars in the international illicit drugs market, she said. |