The information published in the newspaper indicates that the detained vessels may have been involved in the illegal transshipment of oil and petroleum products from conflict zones. It is believed that a "ship-to-ship" transshipment scheme was used in international waters to evade customs duties, allowing them to avoid obligations to coastal states, including India.
The operation to detain the vessels was carried out based on intelligence data obtained using modern technologies. Specially trained boarding teams intercepted the vessels and conducted thorough inspections over an extended period of time.
