[Iran said it had seized 382,000 liters of smuggled fuel in the northern Persian Gulf] September 3, according to Iranian news on the 2nd, the Iranian border guards recently seized a foreign tugboat suspected of smuggling fuel in the northern waters of the Persian Gulf, seized 382,000 liters of diesel, and arrested 11 foreign suspects. Hojat Saefedepst, commander of the border guard force in Khuzestan Province, located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, said that Iran had previously received intelligence that a foreign tugboat was suspected of smuggling diesel in the northern waters of the Persian Gulf. The border guard force in the province's port city of Abadan subsequently formed multiple rapid response teams to discover and seize the ship in Iranian territorial waters. Saefedpost said the investigation revealed that the tugboat purchased the fuel involved in the incident from multiple small vessels. Border guards seized 382,000 liters of diesel from the ship, escorted the ship to the station and arrested 11 foreign suspects. Iraq has completed preliminary filing of the case and handed over the suspects and case materials to relevant departments for processing. It is reported that in recent months, the Abadan Border Guard Force has repeatedly carried out intelligence work and special operations to combat fuel smuggling in the northern waters of the Persian Gulf. (CCTV News)