“During the raids, the team arrested 11 suspects and destroyed 13 ‘Cotonou boats’ laden with suspected stolen crude oil. “The team also recovered two speed boats and a Cotonou boat carrying 20 tanks of different capacities measuring a total of 160,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas oil (AGO). “Other items recovered from the criminals include six outboard engines and four pumping machines,’’ the statement said.
“Specifically, six speed boats conveying about 30 drums of various sizes laden with illegally refined AGO were destroyed between Sept. 10 and Sept. 11.
“The arrested suspects are being interrogated and would be handed over to the appropriate prosecuting agency for further action,’’ it said.
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