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To: JPR who wrote (10693)	2/15/2000 10:04:00 AM
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ISI Agents on PAID VACATION to LAKHSADWEEP !!!! expressindia.com MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 14: In a major breakthrough, the Coast Guard apprehended four Pakistani vessels with 49 crew members after a hot chase near Chheetlal Island, off the sensitive Lakhsadweep Coast on Sunday. The masters of the four vessels are suspected to be ISI agents. The vessels are being brought to Mumbai and are expected to reach the city by Tuesday evening. The seizure has thrown fresh light on the activities of the Pakistani intelligence agency along the West Coast of the country. According to sources, the four vessels were intercepted by Coast Guard's Vigraha at 1139 North and 7105 East latitude off the Chheetlal Island around 2 pm on Sunday. The vessels have been identified as Awari, Al Saiyad, Al Abid and Al Fida and the names of the masters of the vessels have been given as Yusuf, Isha, Imam Bakshi and Wahid. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the four vessels sailed out of Karachi harbour in the last week of January and sailed more than 1300 nautical miles toreach Lakshadweep Island on February 12. The Pakistani ships were intercepted when they turned around with large stocks of food and bunker fuel. Sources in the intelligence agencies fear that fuel and other provisions for the return journey were provided by ISI operatives based at Lakshadweep. In the absence of state and central government surveillance in the area, the sensitive islands have become an haven for ISI men who mingle with the local population. ``The four vessels may have steered clear off Indian waters due to strong presence of the Coast Guard and the Navy in the area and could have slipped close to Lakshadweep Island after taking a detour through International Waters,' a senior defence officer explained. Aerial surveillance and vigil along the coastline -- particularly in Maharashtra and Gujarat -- has been stepped up as part of emergency measures. The task area in Lakshadweep covers scores of sleepy fishing villages dotting the porous coastline. The villages are a few hundred kilometersapart and are considered vulnerable to trans-shipment of contraband, arms and ammunition, sources pointed out. Coast Guard officials were tight-lipped about the whole operation and the kind of contraband the vessels were carrying.