IRGC Navy Captures Fuel Smugglers in SE Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy forces confiscated three hauls of contraband fuel in Iran’s southeastern waters, arresting the smugglers.
The commander of the IRGC Navy’s Imam Ali Base in Chabahar said his forces have seized three hauls of smuggled fuel that amounted to 150,000 liters.
Captain Mohammad Nozari said the vessels were planned to smuggle the fuel into a neighboring country, noting that all people involved in the criminal act, including Iranian and foreign nationals, have been arrested in the operation.
Earlier this month, the IRGC forces had seized a foreign vessel carrying 220,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Parsian County, south of Iran’s Hormozgan province.
The IRGC's Navy has foiled several attacks on both Iranian and foreign tankers.
The elite force recently released detailed footage of its confrontation on October 25, 2021, against an American act of piracy targeting an Iranian fuel shipment.
During the episode, American forces confiscated the tanker that was carrying a cargo of Iranian oil in the strategic Sea of Oman, transferring its consignment of crude to another vessel.
The IRGC then staged a maritime operation against the second vessel, landing its helicopters on its deck and navigating the ship towards Iranian waters.