ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) force foiled a smuggling bid to seize around 379,000 liters of Iranian diesel at the Sindh-Balochistan border, the state-run media said on Sunday.
Radio Pakistan said action was taken against a “smuggling mafia” in the southwestern border area between Sindh and Balochistan provinces that was trying to smuggle Iranian diesel into Pakistan.
“Smugglers were trying to smuggle around 379,000 liters of Iranian diesel to Sindh in 10 trucks, which was foiled by FC Balochistan (North),” it said.
The seized illegal Iranian diesel is being handed over to customs authorities after necessary action, the report added.
Iranian oil has been regularly smuggled into neighboring Pakistan. as Iran has some of the world’s cheapest petrol and diesel prices due to very low production costs, international sanctions, and a weak currency.
Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer (560-mile), largely lawless border where militants and smugglers operate.
