Police seize large shipment of fuel on way to rebels

SANA'A, Sep. 23 (Saba) - The police have arrested six people who planned to smuggle large quantities of fuel for the Houthi rebels in the north, the Interior ministry reported on Tuesday.

Two cars were seized with the arrested carrying about 12 barrels of petrol and 10
barrels of diesel concealed under fodder.
The operation took place in the district of Bani Hushaish, Sana'a.
In a similar operation, the police in Hajjah captured two people in the district of
Mustaba'a with a pickup carrying 19 large-seized battles of diesel.
The two planned to smuggle the fuel to the Houthi rebels, who have been fighting
the government forces since 2004.
Early this month, the police arrested a three-member ring that had been smuggling
diesel for the Houthi rebels in Saada.
According to the Interior Ministry's Media Center, the arrests took place in the
Bani Al-Harith, Sana'a, while trying to traffic diesel for the insurgents.
The people were aged 25-55.
Among the arrested was a filling station owner whose filing station is located at
the Hatarish district north of Sana'a.
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