Chattogram district administration, in a joint drive with police, seized around 6,000 litres of diesel illegally stockpiled in the city’s Patenga area this afternoon.

Two individuals were detained for initial questioning during the drive, conducted by an executive magistrate along with members of Patenga Police Station, said the police station’s Officer-in-Charge Mostafa Ahmed.

He added, “We also seized three pumps used for loading and unloading the diesel.”

The seized items have been taken under legal custody, and a case is being prepared in connection with the incident, the OC said further.