Overview
- PNS Tabuk stopped a stateless dhow and recovered more than two tonnes of methamphetamine valued at about $130 million.
- The action took place during a Regional Maritime Security Patrol in support of the Saudi-led CTF-150 under the Combined Maritime Forces.
- Pakistan Navy officials highlighted precise execution and effective multinational coordination during the operation.
- Last month, PNS Yarmook carried out two seizures that netted several tons of meth and a smaller amount of cocaine worth roughly $1 billion, according to CMF.
- CMF and U.S. Central Command praised Pakistan’s recent actions as disrupting drug and weapons smuggling, and the navy reaffirmed its commitment to UNCLOS and protecting national maritime interests.