{"id":267106,"date":"2019-05-22T19:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T17:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=267106"},"modified":"2019-05-22T19:31:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T17:31:04","slug":"police-launch-investigation-into-illicit-cross-border-fuel-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=267106","title":{"rendered":"Police launch investigation into illicit cross border fuel sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 864px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-267106-1\" width=\"864\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/policexplainfin.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/policexplainfin.mp4\">https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/policexplainfin.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<br \/>\nIN the aftermath of a vehicle burning at a service station in Katima Mulio on Monday, the Namibian Police in the Zambezi region has launched a broad investigation into the illicit sale of fuel over the border with Zambia.<br \/>\nThe Zambezi Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Evans Simasiku, said that the Zambian national, whose car was destroyed after a container filled with extra fuel inside the vehicle ignited, was not arrested.<br \/>\nHe indicated that the man will indeed form part of the investigation into the black market trade in fuel products driven by a significant difference in fuel prices in the two countries.<br \/>\n\u201cFuel in Namibia is cheaper than in Zambia but it is not against the law for a foreign national to buy fuel in Namibia and go back to his country of origin with such fuel. Only when these people cross the border at an unregulated location in the bush does the law and the breaking thereof come into play,\u201d explained Simasiku.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265903\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cycledelic728x90NEW.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Namibian Police, along with Zambian law enforcement, have started an investigation into people crossing the border between the two countries while illegally transporting fuel back to nearby towns on the Zambian side where fuel is not only more expensive, but is also not always available.<br \/>\n\u201cThe process of people crossing into Namibia through the border post is regulated, but the fuel smugglers do not use this route. They use bush paths in an area we call no-man\u2019s land to come across and buy fuel. We suspect that a crime syndicate is behind the illicit sale of fuel in Zambia and the investigation is focusing on identifying these culprits,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Karel Theron, berated service station owners of not complying with safety regulations when they sell fuel to people who use additional containers to transport fuel.<br \/>\nShortly after the fire broke out at the Engen Service Station in Katima Mulilo on Monday, the Regional Commander said that if proper safety precautions are taken, such incident could be avoided.<br \/>\nCommissioner Theron indicated that Engen service station will remain closed until such time that the oil company declares it safe to operate again.<br \/>\nTheron echoed his colleague in calling on residents and visitors to adhere to the local law and safety measures to avoid possible tragedy in the future.<br \/>\nThe same situation occurs at Oshikango, but in the Ohangwena Region, fuel is bought in Angola and smuggled back into Namibia where it is sold on the thriving black market of the border town.<br \/>\nFuel in Angola is sold at almost half the price of that in Namibia and drives the illicit sale of petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266739\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief.jpg 728w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9 IN the aftermath of a vehicle burning at a service station in Katima Mulio on Monday, the Namibian Police in the Zambezi region has launched a broad investigation into the illicit sale of fuel over the border with Zambia. 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