A major fuel theft operation was disrupted on Saturday, 24 January, when a suspicious vehicle was intercepted on the Bloekomspruit gravel road outside Balfour. At approximately 14:00, a SAPS Balfour patrol vehicle noticed a suspicious car travelling towards Balfour. Upon further observation, a second vehicle, an 8-ton truck fitted with […]
Two Mozambicans, a Zimbabwean and a South African National have been arrested by Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) in Ethekweni – Kwazulu Natal. A Reaction Officer travelling on Old Main Road between Tongaat & Verulam in KZN noticed suspicious activities between four males. The Officer kept observation and […]
Police have this week arrested a truck driver for theft of heavy fuel oil meant for use at an Eskom power station. This arrest emanates from investigations being conducted by the NATJOINTS Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee which was established pursuant to the NECOM mandate to address security, crime […]
Three suspects aged between 30 and 47 were caught in the act stealing fuel during a business robbery at a certain energy depot in Piet Retief. The incident reportedly took place in the late hours of yesterday, Wednesday 21 June 2023 around 23:00. During their arrest a licenced firearm with […]
Police in Vosman are hard at work doing all their best to locate suspects involved in the damage of Transnet essential infrastructure which resulted in a number of litres of fuel lost and the underground pipeline damaged. The incident was reported to police after Bidvest security personnel noticed an unknown […]
Since it came to market in late 2020, Refuel has focused on minimising and ultimately eradicating fuel theft. This journey has seen Refuel expand from a business initially focused on conveniently refuelling vehicles and fleets via mobile fuel trucks to a far more sophisticated one which utilises its technology to […]
TMPD Tactical unit members together with crime intelligence conducted an operation which resulted in the arrest of a South African male suspect in Mamelodi for possession of 900 Litres of suspected stolen diesel that he could not account for. In a separate incident, the Tshwane Metro Police Ceremonial unit members […]
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation in the Vaal Rand arrested two men positively linked to the Transnet fuel theft worth approximately R500 000-00 in the Alrode South area. It is alleged that on Saturday 18 December 2021, the Fidelity Security Services responded to suspicious activities at one of the […]
Two suspects aged 38 and 43 were arrested on Sunday, 29 December 2019, for alleged theft of fuel valued at over R3-million at a local Transnet Station in Warden. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team apprehended the pair following an intelligence-driven operation after information regarding four tankers reportedly transporting […]
