2023-01-07T10:46:59.000000 A force from Iraqs National Security Agency (NSA) raided an unauthorized oil refinery in the southern governorate of Babel and took millions of liters in refined derivatives meant for smuggling, a main statement stated on Saturday.The declaration said that the force on responsibility discovered twenty tankers filled with 3 million liters of oil products inside the premises, in addition to falsified government stamps and supplies used in smuggling oil derivatives.In a different operation, the companys groups in Saladin, Diyala, Kirkuk, Nineveh, and al-Diwaniyah prevented an attempt to smuggle 228 thousand liters of oil derivatives in a raid to a yard used as a centerpiece for smuggling operations.

The security forces took 11 cars and captured eight suspects in the raid, the declaration stated.