Angola: Police Seize Smuggled Fuel Bound for DRC

Mbanza Kongo — National Police seized Monday 37 trucks for illegally transporting fuel into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The fleet of trucks, on their way from Luanda, was seized at the checkpoint connecting the provinces of Zaire and Bengo.

Angop learnt that the trucks were transporting 59,800 liters of diesel, stored in 92 deposits (steppes), many of which were adapted.

The police source also mentions that the fleet belongs to the L.K. Morais company, general trade and Transport, Lda, headquartered in Luanda.

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