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The Indian Coast Guards caught smugglers in a high-speed boast chase off the Gujarat coast with a rich haul of contraband.

According to details released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) the boast chase and coordinated action was conducted in the night with Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday the 16th of February 2026.

The intercepted boat was carrying approx. 203 kg of suspected crystalline narcotic substance in the Arabian Sea near the notional International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off the Gujarat coastline.

Acting on a corroborated intelligence input shared by Gujarat ATS, an ICG ship deployed under Coast Guard Region (North West) for multi-mission deployment was immediately diverted to intercept a foreign fishing boat suspected of engaging in illicit drug trafficking activities.

Despite challenging conditions, the ICG ship successfully identified the suspect vessel through a combination of human intelligence and technical surveillance systems.

Demonstrating operational readiness, the ICG ship pursued and successfully intercepted the fleeing speed boat.

Upon boarding, the vessel was found to be manned by two crew members of foreign nationality.

A thorough search of the boat led to the recovery of 203 packets, each weighing approximately one kilogram, containing crystalline substance suspected to be narcotic drugs.

According to the officials of the Coast Guard, the apprehended boat along with the seized contraband and crew members were brought to Porbandar Port for further investigation and detailed chemical analysis of the seized substance.