New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) busted an international oil smuggling racket through a planned sea-air coordinated operation. The operation dismantled an intricate network involved in the illicit transfer of large volumes of oil and oil-based cargo originating from conflict-ridden regions.
In a statement issued here today, the Ministry of Defence stated that on 5 February, three suspect vessels were intercepted by Indian Coast Guard ships approximately 100 nautical miles west off Mumbai. Sustained rummaging of the vessels, corroboration of electronic data recovered onboard, verification of documents, and detailed interrogation of crew members enabled the ICG specialist boarding teams to establish the complete chain of eve...