Head of the Justice Ministry’s office in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan said the IRGC naval forces have captured the foreign tanker after weeks of precise technical and intelligence activities.
The value of the seized cargo is estimated to be 2,200 billion rials, 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.