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India Questions Musk’s Starlink For More Clues In $4.2B Drug Smuggling Case
Two people with direct knowledge of the police notice sent by Andaman and Nicobar island officials said Starlink had been asked for the purchaser’s name and payment method, registration details and where the internet device was used when smugglers travelled in international waters from Myanmar to India.
The incident has set off alarm bells as it is the first time Starlink’s device has been used to navigate and reach Indian waters in a major drug haul.
Police in the remote outpost of the Andaman and Nicobar islands seized more than 6,000 kg (13,000 pounds) of meth in late November in a Myanmar boat carrying sacks of suspected contraband, and found that the Starlink Mini internet device had been used. Starlink says the device works in international waters.
The police estimated that the seized meth had a retail market value of 360 billion rupees ($4.25 billion).
The first source said Andaman police had sent a notice on Dec. 4 under an Indian law that empowers authorities to seek information from companies related to an investigation.
It has also sought the mobile number and email ID registered to the Starlink account, said both the sources, who declined to be named as the matter is sensitive.
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