A 12-member crew from Iran who were in the boat have been taken into custody by Kerala police and are being interrogated.
Thiruvananthapuram: A suspicious boat, seen off the Alapuzha coast, was intercepted by the Coast Guard and brought to Vizhinjam on Sunday.
A 12-member crew from Iran who were in the boat have been taken into custody by Kerala police and are being interrogated.
A Coast Guard official said the interception was based on intelligence inputs from central and state agencies, including Kerala police.
A Pakistan identity card and a Thuraya satellite communication set was found in the boat.
Vizhinjam police said interrogation of the crew was going on and the examination of the boat was in progress.
(With inputs from PTI)
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