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ICG and Gujarat ATS seize 203 kg of drugs near IMBL

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: ICG and Gujarat ATS seize 203 kg of drugs near IMBL (GS3 · Security, 17 February 2026)

What happened

  • ICG and Gujarat ATS intercepted a speed boat with about 203 kg of suspected crystalline narcotics near the IMBL on 16 February 2026 [PIB].

Background

  • The operation followed a shared intelligence input [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The Arabian Sea route keeps showing up in drug seizures; coastal policing is now a narcotics front.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Organised crime, money laundering

  1. As per PIB (2026-02-17): ICG and Gujarat ATS intercepted a speed boat with about 203 kg of suspected crystalline narcotics near the IMBL on 16 February 2026.
  2. The Arabian Sea route keeps showing up in drug seizures; coastal policing is now a narcotics front.
Quotable data point

ICG and Gujarat ATS intercepted a speed boat with about 203 kg of suspected crystalline narcotics near the IMBL on 16 February 2026.

PIB: ICG drug seizure, 17 Feb 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Agency with ICG in the Feb 2026 seizure

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerMoney Laundering: Stages, PMLA 2002, Enforcement Directorate Powers, FATF Evaluation and Judicial Debate (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: ICG drug seizure, 17 Feb 2026

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