Publish Date: 1 November 2022 - 01:00

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – As much as 33,500 liters of smuggled fuel have been seized in Jahrom county, Fars province, Iran, according to the police.

Jahrom police commander Khosro Razmjouei said on Monday that a defendant has been handed over to the judiciary officials in this regard.

The step was taken in line with preserving the national asset and combating smugglers, he noted.

Subsidized fuel in Iran is seen as an opportunity for smugglers to draw huge benefits. Iran, however, re-imposed using fuel cards and rationed gasoline back in November 2019 which was aimed in part to take the smuggling under control.

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