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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in a joint operation with Pakistan State Oil (PSO), busted a major network involved in stealing diesel from PSO’s main pipeline near Sihala and arrested two suspects red-handed.
According to an FIA spokesperson, the raid was conducted near Jump Stop, Bhaga Sihala, on a tip-off.
The suspects had allegedly set up an organised network to steal oil and tamper with the PSO-ARL Sihala pipeline through an illegal underground secondary pipeline. The fuel was being transferred into oil drums and sold in the black market, officials said.
Initial investigation revealed that the illegal network had been operational for the last five to six months. Approximately, 20,000 litres of diesel were being illegally extracted from the main pipeline daily.
