The public relations department of the 2nd District of the IRGC Navy said in an statement on Saturday that the confiscated cargo was worth around $15 million.
The statement added that based on a court ruling, the cargo was handed over to a local office of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company.
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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