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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)