Petrol smugglers clash with FC

Published March 25, 2002

DALBANDIN, March 24: Dozens of drums filled with petrol and a vehicle on which they were loaded caught fire and were destroyed in a clash between the frontier corps personnel and petrol smugglers near Nok Kundi.

According to details, smugglers were bringing large quantity of Iranian petrol from Taftan to Nok Kundi.

When intercepted by the FC the smugglers started pelting stones on them.

After the incident, smugglers blocked the road. The administration intervened, and controlled the situation and opened the highway for traffic.—PPI

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