National Security controls the second site of the theft of oil from the line for export between Basra and Dhi Qar

National Security controls the second site of the theft of oil from the line for export between Basra and Dhi Qar



Saturday 2 September

Alsumaria News / Basra
, said a security source in Basra province, Saturday, that a detachment of the security apparatus of national control sites used to steal crude oil from a dedicated pipeline for export, which is the second site to be discovered in less than a week.

The source said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "a detachment from the National Security Service was able to control the location of stealing crude oil from the line of export between the provinces of Basra and Dhi Qar," noting that "the detachment found the site in the Rumaila, In the carrier line, and extends for a distance of 1500 meters underground under the guise of camouflage. "

The source, who asked not to be named, said that "the site is the second that the National Security Service can detect in a few days," adding that "an investigation opened for the purpose of identifying and arresting the perpetrators."

The theft of crude oil and the smuggling of fuel by land and sea was a common feature in Basra before 2010, and then receded significantly in the past few years, especially after the increase in fuel prices and tighten security around facilities and oil pipelines, in addition to strengthening security control of channels Navigation.

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