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Gas theft ring stole at least $60K in Hillsborough to resell, deputies say
The group was selling gas for cheaper than regulated stations, deputies say, but still charged nearly $3 per gallon at one point.www.tampabay.com
TAMPA — There is a resale market for anything at the right price.
A local gas-theft ring banked on this belief in February when it turned vacant Tampa lots into impromptu gas stations for selling stolen fuel, Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said on Monday.
The group of seven enjoyed success initially, Chronister said. More than $60,000 in fuel was illegally pumped from two Circle K stations in Apollo Beach and Ruskin on Feb. 25, then transported to vacant lots near Tampa International Airport and the Orient Road Jail to be sold at a discount.
Chronister says the operation came to a close last week, however, when six men involved were arrested on racketeering and grand theft charges. The sheriff said a seventh suspect, 44-year-old Willian Penate-Arencibia, likely fled to Cuba.
Chronister detailed how the “organized crime ring” was able to steal so much gas: Seven trucks using a single pump on and off for 12 hours while a homemade pulsar device kept the bill near or at $0.
The group’s homemade pulsar, which replaced the equipment on gas pumps that regulates price, was made with a block of wood, a steering rod, a battery and an electrical board, Chronister said. The men used it to pump thousands of gallons into “large bladders” inside the beds of their pickup trucks that stored the fuel. The drivers would then take the fuel to the lots to be dumped into a gasoline reservoir.
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