KOCHI — High-seas drug smuggling originating from ports in Iran and Pakistan has turned the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean into major transit hubs, posing a growing threat to regional security.
Narcotics produced in Afghanistan are transported through Pakistan’s Makran and Iran’s Chabahar ports. Carried aboard vessels along international shipping routes, these shipments travel past India’s western coastline to markets in Australia, Europe, and Africa. Security analysts refer to this deadly maritime route as the "Death Crescent".
According to law enforcement agencies, the Pakistan-based Haji Salim network is the main syndicate behind the trade, controlling nearly 70 percent of maritime drug smuggling in the region. Investigators state the group operates with support from Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, and maintains ties to fugitive crime lord Dawood Ibrahim.
In response, India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy have stepped up joint operations, seizing over 3,500 kilograms of drugs. In a major raid off the Kerala coast, authorities intercepted a "mother ship" carrying 2,500 kilograms of methamphetamine worth ₹12,000 crore. Key coastal hubs like Kochi remain under strict surveillance as agencies work to disrupt global smuggling networks.
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