Mumbai, Apr 6: Five crew members of 'MSV Yusufi' who allegedly smuggled a banned satellite phone and other items from Dubai have been arrested, police said here.
The crew members who were intercepted by Coast Guard on Wednesday night have been placed under arrest, they said.
The arrested have been identified as Ahmed Aadam Paleja (45), Iqbal Hasan Umi (41), Yakub Abubakar Thakra (43), Abdul Razzak Usmar Mandwani (32) and Yunus Aasam Bolim (30) - all hailing from Bhuj in Gujarat.
On Wednesday, the Coast Guard intercepted calls allegedly made through a Thuraya satellite phone on board 'MSV Yusufi' which came from Dubai on Tuesday.
