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Dubai Police arrest cross-border diesel smuggling gang
The gang, comprising pick-up drivers, used to bring diesel illegal into the country and sell it in the black market, said the police.
- Police received a tip-off and traced the calls of the illegal operators and arrested the gang red-handed.
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Dubai: Police arrested a cross-border diesel smuggling gang.
The gang, comprising pick-up drivers, used to bring diesel illegal into the country and sell it in the black market, said the police.
Police received a tip-off and traced the calls of the illegal operators and arrested the gang red-handed.
Investigation is on and police did not divulge details of the illegal operation.
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