Publish Date: 29 January 2024 - 15:00

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) –Police Commander of Sirjan County in Kerman province, southern Iran said that 70,000 liters of smuggled fuel has been confiscated in the region.

Colonel Javad Khajepour said that 70,000 liters of smuggled fuel have been confiscated from three heavy-duty trucks.

Five defendants have been detained in this regard, he added.

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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