Gibraltar detains supertanker suspected of delivering oil to Syria: official
Carrying crude oil to the middle eastern nation is in violation of EU sanctions in force since late 2011MADRID: A supertanker suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions was detained in Gibraltar on Thursday, the territory’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said. The Grace 1 vessel was halted in the early hours of Thursday by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, aided by a detachment of British Royal Marines. “We have reason to believe that the ‘Grace 1’ was carrying its shipment of crude oil to the Banyas Refinery in Syria,” Picardo said in a statement. European Union sanctions against Syria have been in force since late 2011. It has frozen the assets of some 72 entities and introduced an embargo on Syrian oil, investment restrictions and a freeze on Syrian central bank assets within the European Union.
Source: The Express Tribune July 04, 2019 06:11 UTC
