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Iraqi security forces continue battle against oil smuggling

PM:09:10:13/07/2022

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SULAIMANI — The Iraqi National Security Service confiscated more than one million liters of smuggled oil, according to state media.

Security services said on Wednesday (July 13) 49 vehicles loaded with smuggled oil were seized, along with 93 dens and 496 tanks use for storing and selling oil.

Iraqi security said 117 people were arrested on charges of smuggling oil and 11 gas stations were shut down for violations.

The Director-General of the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s energy police, Ghanim Husseini, said on June 7, nearly a million liters of smuggled oil was seized in one month.

(NRT Digital Media)