Baghdad A force affiliated with the Energy Police Directorate raided a cache for smuggling petroleum products, arrested (10) suspects, and seized (8) vehicles in Dhi Qar and Basra governorates.
The Ministry of Oil stated in a statement that a force of the energy police carried out the duty of raiding a cache for recycling oil derivatives in Dhi Qar Governorate, where 91 iron barrels were found, including 62 barrels filled with an oil product of unknown quantity, and 35 tanks (ground pushka) with a capacity of 1000 liters, and 2,000 liters, including 22 filled with petroleum products, and two tanks with a capacity of 38,000 thousand liters, two pick-up vehicles were seized, and two suspects were arrested.
In the same context, the Al-Bateha Oil Police checkpoint detachments in Dhi Qar governorate arrested (4) suspects and seized their vehicles, as the type of violation was changing the course of the vehicles.
On the other hand, the Ninth Energy Police Brigade, in coordination with the Personnel Security and Intelligence Divisions, was able to arrest (4) suspects and seize two vehicles, a forklift, and tanks carrying unauthorized cleaning materials in Basra Governorate.
The defendants were placed in detention and the vehicles and the rest of the seized items were seized in preparation for completing the investigation procedures and presenting them to the competent judiciary in accordance with Law No. 41 of 2008 on combating smuggling of oil and its derivatives.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency