Indian Coast Guard Seizes Foreign Boat With Smuggled Cigarettes Off Gujarat Coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has detained a foreign vessel found operating inside India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), recovering a large stock of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes during the operation.

According to officials, the interception took place on February 21, 2026, around 115 nautical miles west of Dwarka. Acting on suspicion, the Coast Guard ship stopped and boarded the vessel for inspection.

In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard said, “On 21 Feb 26, India Coast Guard ship intercepted a suspicious foreign boat inside the Indian EEZ, approximately 115 NM west of Dwarka."