The Iran seized two foreign ships who were “engaged in Iranian fuel smuggling in the Persian Gulf”, reported a medium of information to the country.
“The Revolution Guards, Iran’s ideological army, seized two ships with a Tanzanian flag carrying 1.5 million liters of fuel diesel, smuggling product“, It became known by the Fars news agency.
«Ships, Sea Ranger and Salama, had a crew of 25 members of foreign nationality“, The Fars news agency clarified, without giving further information about their fate or ethnicities.
“The seized ships were transferred to the port of Busher (southwest) in the context of legal procedures,” the source added.
The Iranian authorities often announce the seizure of ships carrying illegally fuel to the Gulf.
Fuel price in Iran is one of the lowest worldwidewhich makes smuggling more and more profitable to other countries.