Summary:
Inside, the police found two tanks filled with 29 tonnes of sludge oil worth Rs 5.85 lakh, and 11 tonnes of diesel worth Rs. In April, the Mumbai Police arrested four crew members of the M T Farzana for allegedly stealing oil from merchant vessels in the Mumbai Anchorage. According to the police, the M T Farzana was smuggling diesel though it only has a licence to procure sludge oil from merchant vessels. According to the police, the two crews dined on Farah-1 while finalising a deal for the transfer of sludge oil. There are many barges on the Arabian Sea working as contractors to procure sludge oil from merchant vessels, who then sell it for recycling into supplemental fuel..