145;Tougher security for coasts146;

8220;Recently there were reports of attempts to sneak in contrabrand through coastal lanes,8221; Antony said pointing out that coastal regions were still vulnerable.

Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said that security forces stumbling upon some arms in sea-bound containers at the Kochi port recently proved that sea lane security had to be further tightened.

8220;The Kochi bust could be only the tip of the iceberg,8221; Mehta said, adding under the new security system installed at various ports and container stations, now almost 96 per cent of the cargo 8212; both inbound and outbound 8212; were both being screened.