The Director of the Information Office at the Customs Authority, Fahmi Al-Magouri, revealed in a statement to 218News the details of an extended meeting held by the officials of the anti-smuggling and drug departments of the authority in the Western Mountain region with representatives of the fuel distribution companies approved by the Brega Company, namely: “Al-Rahila, Libya Oil, Al-Sharara Al-Dahabiya, and Highway Services Company”.
Al-Magouri added that the meeting, which was held Monday evening in Gharyan, dealt with curbing the phenomenon of fuel smuggling to preserve the state’s capabilities, indicating that the meeting concluded with the formation of a committee that contains individuals from all anti-smuggling and border companies, as well as teams from the automatic inspection departments, provided that they carry out their duties in monitoring Fuel movement upon completion of preparations.
According to official data issued by the National Oil Corporation, fuel smuggling operations cost the Libyan state 750 million dollars annually, in smuggling from the western and southern regions of Libya.
