Mozambique: Three Caught Red-Handed in Alleged Attempt to Steal 800,000 Liters of Fuel

Maputo — Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) has arrested two Zimbabwean truck drivers and a Mozambican customs officer while they were attempting to steal 800,000 liters of fuel using forged documents.

The case follows an investigation into a similar crime last May, when approximately 400,000 liters of diesel bound for central province Manica were allegedly diverted using fraudulent transit permits.

The detained customs official was offered 1.7 million meticais (around…