Uige - The Criminal Investigation Service (SIC) in Uige on Tuesday seized 10,025 liters of fuel, which was destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for sale.
Speaking to ANGOP, the spokesman for the SIC in Uíge, Zacarias Fernando, explained that the seizure of the product (diesel and gasoline) took place during the night, in the Candombe Novo neighborhood, on the outskirts of the city.
He added that four national citizens were caught loading 401 25-liter drums into a vehicle. The fuel was stored inside a residence.
Zacarias Fernando, who discouraged this practice, said that the product would go to the DRC, passing through the municipality of Milunga, another border area with that neighboring country.
Regarding the citizens arrested for the crime of hoarding, he said they were between 23 and 45 years old. JAR/DOJ
