A press release on Saturday said specific intelligence was developed by the officers of DRI that foreign origin gold is being smuggled into India from Sri Lanka through the Vedhalai coast in Ramanathapuram district by a gang using fishing boats.
The matter regarding firing and hitting of IFB is being investigated and will be taken up accordingly through appropriate channels.
The ICG saved over 10,000 lives and apprehending around 14,000 miscreants since its inception in 1977.
NE Command is due to receive two Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Named ‘Dhruv’, these choppers were supposed to arrive by July 2020 but got delayed due to the Covid-19. They are expected to be inducted by March, this year.
An ICG official explained that Sagar Kavach is a biannual exercise that is conducted by the ICG, the service that is responsible in coordinating the coastal security efforts between various central and state agencies where in Director General, Coast Guard is also the Commander of Coastal Command.
