The vessel was seized in the IRGC Navy`s 5th region in the Persian Gulf area as it was carrying a large amount of diesel fuel illegally. the IRGC said.
The crew of the smuggling fuel ship. which was stopped and brought under detention 32 kilometers off Iran’s Greater Tunb Island in the Persian Gulf. have been handed over to the judicial authorities to undergo legal proceedings.
The report added that the smugglers said during the interrogation that they had loaded the cargo at the Sang Salameh region and they were carrying it to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).