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1/3 of Chechen oil stolen, used to fund hard boyz
Up to a third of oil produced in Chechnya is stolen and proceeds from underground refining are the main source of financing illegal armed formations, the press service of the North Caucasus branch of the Interior ministry said late on Thursday.The ministry said it arrived to the conclusion after completing the Chechen crude-2005 operation. Police raided over 200 oil objects, including 18 tank farms, six refining and 83 storage facilities. During the operation 82 illegal mini-refineries were exposed and eliminated, as well as five secret tees from oil pipelines. 188 people have been called to responsibility. Criminal cases were launched against two underground oil businessmen, the ministry said. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-10-02 |
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