Police make 24 arrests in raids to crack down on fuel hoarding

Police make 24 arrests in raids to crack down on fuel hoarding

July 29, 2022   10:49 pm

A total of 24 people who were in possession of hoarded fuel stocks have been arrested in island-wide raids carried out in the last 24 hours, the police spokesperson says.

The police seized 606 litres of petrol and 6,610 litres of diesel during the raids.

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