Indian Coast Guard detains Iranian-crewed vessel; smuggled cigarettes worth crores seized The Indian Coast Guard has intercepted a suspicious foreign vessel inside India’s Exclusive Economic Zone, around 115 nautical miles west of Dwarka. The boat, identified as Al Mukhtar, had four Iranian crew members and was found carrying 200 cartons of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes. The vessel has been taken into custody. #Coast_Guard #Coast #Indian_Coast #Economic_Zone #Exclusive_Economic #Guard_detains #detains_Iranian-crewed #inside_India #nautical_miles #Guard
US-sanctioned Iran-linked oil tanker spent 8 days in Pak maritime boundary: FIR An Iran-linked oil tanker, seized by the Indian Coast Guard, spent days in Pakistan's maritime boundary with its tracking systems off. The vessel, along with two others, was apprehended for alleged illegal oil smuggling and forgery. Investigations revealed ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and bitumen without informing authorities. #Coast_Guard #Indian_Coast #US-sanctioned_Iran-linked #Iran-linked_oil #Pak_maritime #Pakistan_maritime #maritime_boundary #oil_tanker #Iran-linked #tracking_systems
