Bandar Abbas, IRNA – Border guards' command in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan say its forces have seized four containers of diesel smuggled in snake-shaped plastic bags floating on the coastal waters of Minab near the Strait of Hormuz.

Hormuzgan Border Guard Commander Brigadier Bahador Esmaili said on Wednesday that the smuggled cargo as well as two vessels and six individuals were seized by naval forces during a targeted patrol around Minab.

The commander said the cargo has an estimated value of 50.25 billion rials (nearly $100,000).

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