The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 9, took over the case of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26, 2022, reports ahmedabadmirror.com. The ATS and the ICG, had in a joint operation arrested 10 Pakistani nationals in Indian waters off the Okha coast. About 40 kg heroin as well as six foreign-made pistols, six magazines and 120 rounds of live ammunition were seized from them.Since there was a narcotic involved with the case, officials of the NIA had informally joined the investigation at that time. However, the NIA now officially took over the case from Gujarat ATS. The case was transferred on the orders of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). This case was re-registered under several provisions of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and the Arms Act on March 9, 2023, under the NIA.