Iran seizes 4 vessels carrying smuggled diesel
The Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province of Iran announced the seizure of 4 vessels carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf waters, noting that 270,000 liters of diesel were retrieved from these vessels.
Mojtabi Ghahremani said, “Based on the order of Kish Island’s public prosecutor and in line with the implementation of the anti-smuggling plan, the officers of the 1st navy flotilla stationed on this island managed to identify and capture four vessels carrying smuggled fuel cargoes in the border strip.
During the inspection of these vessels, more than 270 thousand liters of smuggled diesel were discovered and confiscated, he added.
The Chief of Justice of Hormozgan Province announced the approximate value of the discovered fuels to be more than 81 billion Rials (approximately 1,928,000 USD), adding, “The smugglers skillfully created tanks in the hulls and walls of the vessels and placed fuel in these tanks.
Ghahremani emphasized that according to the legal procedure, the discovered fuels will be delivered to the distribution sector of the petroleum products company and the fuel would enter the legal distribution cycle.