At 6pm Sunday evening, intelligence sources brought disturbing news: a ship carrying arms, ammunition and explosives was headed towards Mumbai and would be offloading at the Mumbai coast. The three agencies responsible for maritime security, the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and marine wing of the police reacted instantly.
The name of the ship was unknown as was information about its present whereabouts. According to the intelligence input, defence personnel only had with them the names of two people suspected to be carrying the firearms and ammunition.
