TEHRAN (Iran News) –The police chief of Kerman Province said that 30,000 liters of smuggled fuel have been seized in Rigan County. The Second Brigadier General Abodolreza Nazeri said on Saturday that in continuation of measures to combat fuel smuggling, police forces of Kerman Province have been seized 30,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Rigan […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) –The police chief of Kerman Province said that 30,000 liters of smuggled fuel have been seized in Rigan County.
The Second Brigadier General Abodolreza Nazeri said on Saturday that in continuation of measures to combat fuel smuggling, police forces of Kerman Province have been seized 30,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Rigan County.
One tank-truck consisted of smuggled diesel fuel were seized, he said, adding that the smuggler has been also arrested in the operation and handed to judiciary officials.
Fuel smuggling is affecting the country’s economy gravely, he added, saying that for this reason, the police are seriously dealing with fuel smuggling.
Fuel, especially diesel, is being moved illegally out of the country through cities bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey, says Alireza Zeighami, deputy oil minister for refining and distribution. Between 7 million-10 million liters of petrol and diesel are smuggled out every day, according to Iranian state media. Analysts are attributing a 7 percent rise in fuel consumption to an increase in smuggling activity.
Days ago some Traffic arrested in Eastern Iran. Colonel Saeed Dadgar earlier said that Birjand highway patrol officers suspected a tank-truck and stopped it at the checkpoint of Birjand-Mashhad road.
The tank-truck consisted of 14,100 smuggled diesel fuel were seized, he said, adding that the smuggler has been also arrested in the operation and handed to judiciary officials.
19,000 smuggled fuels have been seized by forces of the province in the first half of the current year (March 21-September 22), which indicates a growth in comparison with the corresponding period of last year, he added.
Fuel smuggling is affecting the country’s economy gravely, he added, saying that for this reason, the police are seriously dealing with fuel smuggling.
- source : MNA, Irannews
