A fine of 72 billion riyals for smuggling 28,000 liters of oil and gas in Sanandaj

Sanandaj - The Director General of Kurdistan's State Penitentiary announced that a fuel smuggler in Sanandaj was sentenced to pay a fine of 72 billion Rials for transporting 28,000 liters of smuggled oil and gas.

According to Mehr reporter, Hossein Rahimian announced this news to Kurdistan media on Saturday morning and stated: The case of smuggling 28,000 liters of oil and gas worth 36 billion Rials was investigated in the Sanandaj City Penalty Branch.

He added: due to the failure of the defendant to provide sufficient evidence and after examining the case documents, the imputed charge was recognized and the defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of 72 billion Rials.

The Director General of Kurdistan's State Penalty noted: This shipment of smuggled fuel was discovered by Economic Security Police officers in a vehicle and the case was sent to the State Penitentiary for legal consideration.