Smuggled Petroleum Product Shipment Seized in Garmsar; 4 Arrested

Garmsar – Garmsar's police chief announced the seizure of a smuggled petroleum product shipment in the Garmsar industrial town and said four suspects have been arrested.

Garmsar - Garmsar police chief announced the discovery of a shipment of smuggled petroleum products in Garmsar industrial town and said: Four accused were arrested in this regard.

According to Mehr reporter, Sardar Seyed Musa Hosseini, in a conversation with reporters at the Semnan police headquarters, announced the discovery of a large shipment of petroleum products and added: Economic security police officers of Semnan province discovered the activities of people in Garmsar industrial town during intelligence operations.

He pointed out that these people were involved in the purchase of illegal diesel and smuggling of petroleum products, and continued: investigation and handling of the matter was on the agenda.

The police commander of Semnan province reminded: After completing the investigation and judicial coordination, the officers inspected the target place, during which 20 thousand liters of various petroleum products were discovered and confiscated from the company's vehicle and tanks.

Referring to the estimation of the value of this shipment by experts, Hosseini said: The value of the discovered oil products is estimated at 90 billion and 540 million rials.

He added: Four people were arrested in this case, and after the completion of the case, they were introduced to the Provincial Government Penitentiary Organization.

Emphasizing on dealing with fuel smuggling, the police chief of Semnan province noted that the police will deal with any smuggling and disruption in the fuel distribution cycle by intensifying control measures, intelligence elites and implementing targeted plans.