ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy has seized more than 2,000 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $130 million during a major operation in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.
The statement from the Navy’s Directorate-General Public Relations said the interdiction took place while the vessel was deployed on a Regional Maritime Security Patrol and supporting the Saudi-led Combined Task Force-150 under the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
“PNS TABUK, deployed on RMSP & supporting Saudi-led CTF-150 under CMF, intercepted a stateless dhow in the Arabian Sea and seized over 2000 Kg of Methamphetamine worth 130 million USD,” it said.
PNS TABUK, deployed on RMSP & supporting Saudi-led CTF-150 under CMF, intercepted a stateless dhow in the Arabian Sea and seized over 2000 Kg of Methamphetamine worth 130 million USD. This marks PN’s third major narcotics interdiction in two months. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/uSHHLC1Uml
— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) November 19, 2025
The seizure is the third major interdiction by Pakistan Navy vessels in the past two months.
The successful operation reflects PN’s professionalism and the effectiveness of multinational coordination under CMF.
“PN remains resolute in countering illicit trafficking, protecting national maritime interests and upholding principles of UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) while contributing to global maritime security,” the statement said.
Last month, PN Yarmook seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea.
In August, the navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had seized about 1,250kg of illicit drugs worth $38m from smugglers near Balochistan’s Pasni coast.
