A specialist boarding team boarded the suspect vessel to launch the search The seizure underscores the effectiveness and ...

In one of the big operations in the Western Indian Ocean, INS Tarkash, a frontline frigate of the Indian Navy, has successfully intercepted a suspicious dhow  and seized over 2,500 kg of narcotics.

Tarkash is a Teg class frigate of the Indian Navy, and is part of the Western Fleet under Western Naval Command based at Mumbai. The ship has been deployed to the western Indian Ocean since January, ...

The operation to seize the narcotics was launched after the Navy received inputs on March 31 on suspicious movements of some ...

The Indian Navy’s INS Tarkash intercepted a suspect vessel in the western Indian Ocean, seizing over 2,500 kg of narcotics, ...

Deployed in the Indian Ocean since January 2025 for maritime security operations, INS Tarkash is supporting Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, a unit of the Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces.

INS Tarkash, a frontline frigate of the Indian Navy operating under the Western Naval Command, has successfully intercepted and seized over 2,500 kg of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean. This ...

The front line warship of the Indian Navy INS Tarkash operating under the Western Naval Command (WNC) successfully ...

NEW DELHI, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Navy's (IN) frontline frigate "INS Tarkash" successfully intercepted and seized over 2,500 kg of narcotics, including 2,386 kg of hashish and 121 kg of heroin ...

INS Tarkash seizes 2,500 kg of narcotics in Western Indian Ocean, showcasing Indian Navy's commitment to combatting maritime ...

The Indian Navy’s Talwar class frigate INS Tarkash has seized more than 2 500 kilograms of narcotics in the western Indian Ocean while deployed as part of Combined Task Force 150. On 31 March, while ...

Tarkash acted on intelligence from a P-8I surveillance aircraft, which detected suspicious vessels on March 31. After narrowing its target, the warship launched aerial reconnaissance and deployed ...