The Intelligence Agency announced today, the confiscation of 3 million liters of oil and the seizure of 90 vehicles and their drivers used for trading and smuggling oil and its derivatives in Baghdad and a number of governorates.

The Agency said in a statement: “Detachments of the intelligence Agency specialized in combating organized crime received accurate information about a group of oil derivatives smugglers in more than one governorate. In light of the information, more than one intelligence and technical work team was formed, accompanied by a special force to pursue and arrest the smugglers in order to reduce the damage to the national economy.”

It added, "The specific operations initiated by the intelligence agency during the past 30 days resulted in the confiscation of (approximately 3 million liters) of oil and its derivatives as a result of the confiscation of (90) vehicles and their drivers that were used to trade and smuggle oil and its derivatives, in addition to the seizure of (8) oil sites and a group of vehicles used to smuggle these derivatives in Baghdad and the provinces.”

He continued, "The defendants' statements were recorded and they explicitly admitted to smuggling oil and its derivatives. The defendants were also referred to the investigative authorities in preparation for their appearance before the court."

The Intelligence Agency called on citizens to report all outlaws throughout Iraq by calling the toll-free hotline 144.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency