India has seized three oil tankers involved in oil smuggling in what is believed to be the country’s first move against the growing shadow fleet of tankers. The Indian Coast Guard has said that it busted on February 6 “an international oil-smuggling racket” in a land and sea operation. “The syndicate exploited mid-sea transfers in international waters to move cheap oil from conflict-ridden regions to motor tankers, evading duties owed to coastal states,” the Coast Guard added. The authorities intercepted three…