Paradip Marine Police busts covert operation involving unauthorised supply of goods to foreign ships

Paradip (By Abhishek Mohanty): Paradip Marine Police busted a covert operation involving the unauthorised supply of goods to foreign ships anchored offshore. 

The smugglers were reportedly operating under the radar of customs authorities. They were illegally transporting various materials, raking in crores in untaxed earnings.

The illegal supplies were being routed from the Nehru Bungalow Fishing Harbour in Paradip of Jagatainghpur district to foreign vessels anchored in the deep sea.
Three individuals were arrested in connection with the smuggling operation. Another accused managed to escape.

Huge quantities of industrial pipes and motors were being secretly loaded onto fishing boats and delivered mid-sea to the ships. 
These were being supplied without customs clearance.

On the basis of a tip-off, the Paradip Marine Police raided the fishing harbour and seized industrial equipment valued at around Rs 10 lakh, including pipes, motors, and a pick-up van used for transporting the items to the harbour.