Iran seizes 5 vessels carrying approximately 200,000 liters of smuggled fuel

Odaily reported that on the 5th local time, the Border Force of Iran's Law Enforcement Command issued a statement stating that to strengthen control over coastal waterways in Khuzestan Province, border forces learned that two batches of fuel were attempting to be smuggled out via identified routes and sold to intermediaries in countries along the Persian Gulf. Law enforcement personnel subsequently identified and seized four vessels, confiscating 130,000 liters of smuggled diesel fuel on board. Additionally, in a separate independent operation, personnel from the Mahshahr Maritime Police Station detained a merchant vessel and seized 68,000 liters of fuel. A total of eight suspects were arrested in the two operations. After preliminary case documentation was completed, the confiscated fuel and those involved have been transferred to relevant authorities for legal proceedings. (CCTV News)