Thieves caught in act of siphoning off 125 litres of diesel while truck driver slept

Aug 02, 2022 at 01:00 PM CST
Cape Town - Four suspects have been caught red-handed by City traffic officers in Parow siphoning diesel from a parked truck. At 4.10am on Monday, traffic officers came across the incident while the driver was asleep inside the vehicle. The suspects had siphoned off approximately 125 litres of diesel by the time officers came across the scene. The officers recovered a large number of drums and pipes used to extract the diesel. They also impounded a Toyota Quantum, used by the suspects – the vehicle’s number plates had been removed.

Aug 02, 2022 at 01:00 PM CST

Cape Town - Four suspects have been caught red-handed by City traffic officers in Parow siphoning diesel from a parked truck.

At 4.10am on Monday, traffic officers came across the incident while the driver was asleep inside the vehicle.

The suspects had siphoned off approximately 125 litres of diesel by the time officers came across the scene.

The officers recovered a large number of drums and pipes used to extract the diesel. They also impounded a Toyota Quantum, used by the suspects – the vehicle’s number plates had been removed.