Brigadier Farzad Tajreh, the police chief of Markazi Province, announced the discovery of 498,000 liters of various fuels and petroleum products in the first half of this year. This amount of discoveries has increased by 167% compared to the same period last year.
Details of Fuel Discoveries
Brigadier Tajreh explained that a significant portion of these discoveries pertains to fuel and petroleum products that are transported from neighboring provinces through the communication routes and corridors of the province. Diesel, gasoline, and kerosene are among the types of fuel that were identified and seized in this operation.
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Increased Cooperation to Combat Smuggling
The police chief of Markazi Province also referred to the discovery of 135 cryptocurrency mining devices across the province and emphasized that these discoveries were made in cooperation with the staff of the electricity distribution company. Brigadier Tajreh stressed the necessity of collaboration among executive agencies, guilds, unions, and supervisory bodies in combating economic crimes and stated that the Economic Security Police is seriously pursuing economic crimes and protecting public assets with a scientific and specialized approach.
In recent years, the trend of fuel smuggling has become one of the main challenges due to economic problems and rising prices in the country. Recent extensive discoveries indicate the continuous efforts of law enforcement forces to combat this phenomenon. Given the increase in the amount of discoveries, it seems that the actions taken in this regard have been effective, and there is a felt need to continue and strengthen these efforts.
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