IRNA news agency reported, quoting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, that authorities managed, as a result of accurate intelligence, to seize a ship loaded with more than 4 million liters of smuggled fuel.
According to the agency, the ship was seized with 16 foreign sailors on board as it was about to leave Iranian territorial waters.
The Navy Command reported that its vessels, through continuous and precise monitoring of naval craft in Gulf waters, detected suspicious movements of a massive ship, which was later found to have received more than 4 million liters of smuggled fuel via smaller boats. According to the command, the ship was about to offload this cargo into larger capacity vessels outside the Gulf region.
It is noted that all crew members have been arrested.
United News Network – UNN Arabic
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