Meth, cocaine worth nearly $1 billion seized from 2 sailboats in the Arabian Sea, U.S. confirms

A Pakistani navy ship seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command confirmed on Tuesday.

The Combined Maritime Forces, a naval partnership that includes the United States, said the Pakistani naval vessel PNS Yarmook last week intercepted two different traditional sailing vessels, known as dhows, within 48 hours.

The crew seized several tons of crystal methamphetamine, worth over $960 million, and a smaller amount of cocaine, the partnership said in a statement .

"The narcotics were transported back to the ship for testing to confirm the contents and subsequently disposed of," the partnership said.

The intercepted vessels were "identified as having no nationality," it said without indicating where they had originated.

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