War and energy crisis: the petrol thieves are back
Gasoline is “flying off the shelves” and the tanks of cars and motorcycles are emptied, as in the past
Given that the price of fuel is skyrocketing, there is a boom in thefts: gasoline is “flying off the shelves” and the tanks of cars and motorcycles are emptied, as in the past. It certainly happens in Italy but perhaps it is also happening in other countries.
So the thieves wander among the parked cars and mopeds, with a hose and a can after them, force the tank and suck up the precious liquid, often to resell it.
Only in Rome and around the Eternal City there are thousands of reports of this type of theft: those who suffer them, in addition to being left dry, must pay hundreds of euros to repair the damage.
Other cases have also emerged in the beautiful Sicily between Ragusa, Trapani, and Marsala.
According to the companies that install alarms, 71 thousand tons of petrol and diesel were stolen in Italy, for an illegal turnover of billions of euros.
Trucks and diesel fuel tanks that heat greenhouses are also coveted.
Unfortunately, the identikit of the thief includes those who cannot afford gasoline to go to work.
According to the latest findings from the Ministry of Economic Development’s Observapprice, the national average price of self-service petrol reached 2.219 euros/liter, in line with that of diesel which instead stood at 2.225 euros/liter.
