Cabinda – A total of 7.500 liters of fuel were seized last Saturday, in the northern province of Cabinda, by members of the first Border Police, for alleged smuggling into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The information is in the press release, coming from the office of Institutional Communication and Press of the Delegation of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), which ANGOP had access to.

The document highlights that the fuel was seized at the Tendequele Village Border Post, during routine patrolling, near the land border with the DRC.

According to the note, diesel and gasoline fuel was found inside a vehicle, packed in 300 drums of 25 liters each.

The statement clarifies that one of the vehicle's occupants has been detained, while another is on the run.

MININT reiterates that it will redouble inspection and surveillance along the maritime, river and land borders in order to discourage fuel smuggling.

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