CBRN event in Tamil Nadu, Kattupalli Port area, India on Mon 15th July 2024

On July 11, Security Agencies seized 2560 kilograms consignment of dual-use chemical CS which is listed under the Wassenaar Agreement, onboard Cyprus flag Chinese vessel enroute to Karachi, Pakistan from Shanghai, China, at Kattupalli Port, Tamil Nadu. The report added that the consignment originated from Chengdu Shichen Trading Co. Ltd. and was consigned to Rohail Enterprises, a Rawalpindi-based supplier in Pakistan. The seizure of the banned chemicals meant for Pakistan’s biological and chemical warfare has set alarm bells ringing in the Indian security establishments of potential terror attacks on major metros with weapons of mass destruction, reported The Free Press Journal on July 12. One of the senior Defence officials claimed, “Intel agencies have been on high alert on the rising proliferation of banned dual-use nuclear, chemical and biological equipment and technology between China and Pakistan. Transfer of sensitive equipment and controlled substances reaching Pakistan in large quantities is a future threat to India”.