Indian Coast Guard teams dismantled a major sea–air oil smuggling network in a covert intelligence-led raid across the Arabian Sea. Acting 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai, ICG ships intercepted three shadow tankers after a midnight chase, uncovering a syndicate that moved cheap fuel from conflict zones through mid-sea transfers designed to evade global monitoring. Boarding parties conducted hours of searches, decoding electronic records and tracing secret rendezvous planned beyond coastal surveillance.

Interrogations and document checks revealed a layered criminal supply chain spanning multiple countries and ports. Investigators mapped how illicit crude was converted into hidden profits through carefully choreographed handoffs on the high seas. Officials say the operation exposed an international web that had operated undetected for years, marking one of the Coast Guard’s most significant maritime crackdowns.

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