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Oil Ministry, Police ink MoU to combat fuel smuggling
SHANA (Tehran) – The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, representing the Oil Ministry, and Iran’s Police signed an agreement aimed at strengthening coordination, creating smart monitoring mechanisms and expanding organized cooperation to protect national resources and curb fuel smuggling.
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Police chief says fuel price gap is the main driver of smuggling
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s top police commander called for stronger coordination among law enforcement, the Oil Ministry, the Roads and Urban Development Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry, the judiciary and the headquarters for combating currency and goods smuggling to fight fuel smuggling. He said the gap between domestic fuel prices — heavily subsidized by the government — and prices in neighboring countries has encouraged smuggling by offering “less effort and higher income” for some people.
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Iran reports $5.2b in annual fuel smuggling
SHANA (Tehran) – The head of Iran’s Economic Security Police said fuel products account for the largest share of outbound smuggling, valued at $5.2 billion annually. He said more than 20 million liters of fuel are smuggled out of the country each day, worth more than 1 trillion tomans.