Iran's Revolution Guard seizes oil tanker in Persian Gulf

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps's Navy has captured a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that was carrying 11 million litres of smuggled fuel.

The head of the Iranian Justice Ministry’s office in the country's southern province of Hormozgan said the IRGC naval forces have captured the foreign tanker after weeks of precise technical and intelligence activities, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on October 31.

The value of the seized cargo is estimated to be 2,200 billion rials (about 52 million dollars), Mojtaba Qahremani said, adding that the foreign oil tanker’s captain and crew are being held in custody.

He also noted that the vessels that have carried loads of fuel to the oil tanker are going to be prosecuted.