Boat smuggling foreign cigaretes worth Rs 5 crore duri shey Gujarat coast te

Gujarat, 22 February 2026: Indian coast guard (ICG) pra ekta suspicious foreign vessel intercept kuri shey India la exclusive economic Zone (EEZ) bitor te North Arabian sea te aro charta Iranian nationals ke dhuri shey ekta large consignment foreign cigarettes la seize kura pichideh. Operation toh February 21 la morning te kuri shey kicha ICG ship, area patrol jaka te Coast Guar Region (North West) under te, ekta boat dikhi shey 115 nautical miles nishina te Dwarka la west te. Officials pra vessel la movement suspicious dikhi shey aro coast guard ke prompt kuri shey inspection karne jabo leh. Coast Guard Ship ke notice kuri kina, boat toh koshis kuri shey International Maritine Boundary Line (IMBL) towards te jabo leh hoileh b joldi intercept kuri shey. Vessel toh AI Mukhtar koina identified kuri shey, hoileh b alak nam transmit kuri thaki shey AIS te.