Oil Smuggling Network in Khuzestan Dismantled

Date: 15 April 2025 - 22:26

News ID: ۱۳۸۵۴۹

TEHRAN – Security forces of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) on Tuesday dismantled a major crude oil smuggling network in the Marun oil field, located in southwestern Iran.

They intercepted two tankers carrying 60,000 liters of stolen crude oil and arrested three individuals linked to the smuggling ring. Investigations revealed that the network had been siphoning oil by drilling holes into the Ahvaz-Omidiyeh underground export pipelines. The smugglers were reportedly stealing and illegally transporting both crude oil and its derivatives.