A definitive sentence of imprisonment and fines for agents of foreign tankers smuggling fuel

According to Mehr News Agency, Mojtaba Ghahramani said: “In line with the orders of April 5, the head of the judiciary at the Supreme Judicial Council on the need to follow up on fuel smuggling cases until the final result is achieved and helped the government to resolve the problem. Natra Energy carriers, raid and operational measures to block fuel trafficking routes and prevent the plunder of national resources around Hormozgan province and in the land and sea continue with greater acceleration.

He continued: Accordingly, while identifying and destroying large organized petroleum trafficking gangs for the leaders and members of these gangs, numerous judicial cases have been filed and in most cases have resulted in certain convictions.

Hormozgan Chief Justice stated: In one of these cases, which is unique in terms of the type of criminal actions and the volume of unique discoveries, after identifying and seizing four foreign tankers, each carrying millions of liters of smuggled fuel, in the southern Gulf waters. BoomusiAfter completing the research process and during the proceedings in Rights Law, the competent court has issued a sentence to the defendants in accordance with the legal and legal rules, which resulted in the verdict in the Hormozgan Province Court of Appeal.

Ghahramani reiterated: According to the provisions of the final ruling by the preliminary court and the Hormozgan Court of Appeal, the sentence was issued to the seizure of four foreign oil tankers, which have a total of four aliens aboard, which is currently in the process of executing the sentences.

He noted: According to the court's ruling, the organized smuggling case of 4 million and 6,000 liters of smuggled fuel has been issued by one of the three defendants, including the captain, the first officer and the second officer of the sentence, and each of them has been sentenced to five years in prison.

In addition to the captain's second tanker, the first officer and the second officer of the ship to five years in prison and seizure of oil products, the defendants have been sentenced to pay more than 3,8 billion riyals of cash equivalent to three times as much as three times.

The Chief Justice of Hormozgan also emphasized that the removal of these two tankers is subject to the payment of cash.

He emphasized that the fight against fuel smuggling is one of the most important priorities and pursued the judiciary in support of the growth and prosperity of the country's economy, adding that the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters will not be safe for the benefit of the land and the traffickers.