Eswatini-flagged vessel smuggling fuel seized in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says an Eswatini (Swaziland)-flagged vessel carrying 350 Liters of contraband fuel has been seized in the Persian Gulf waters.

Iran upholds sentences for 14 in massive fuel-smuggling case

TEHRAN – The Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran has announced that a provincial appeals court has upheld the verdict issued by the Bandar Abbas Court, finalizing the convictions of 14 members of an organized network involved in smuggling 27 million liters of diesel fuel.

Fuel theft ring busted in southern Iran 

Move comes as part of country’s crackdown on fuel trafficking

TEHRAN – Iranian police have taken down a fuel theft network in Hormozgan province in the south of the country.

Major fuel smuggling network dismantled in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s security forces have dismantled one of the largest fuel smuggling networks operating in the country’s north, seizing around two million liters of diesel and arresting those involved in the illicit trade.

IRGC seizes Togo-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf for fuel smuggling

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) detained an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on Friday, continuing its crackdown on smuggling activities in the region.