Oragnized Crime in Romania managed to STEAL $2 MILLION WORTH OF FUEL from the US ARMY BASE in Constanta County, Romania in the past 4 years

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  5. So uhm…

    1. They didn’t notice until the $2 million mark

    2. They noticed before that but did absolutely nothing to remedy the situation.

    How hard can it be to secure a tank of fuel inside of an *army base*?

  9. Google Translate to English:

    >#GRAPHIC ANIMATION. How a group of criminals managed to steal 130 diesel tanks from Mihail Kogălniceanu
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    >A large-scale theft was reported by the US federal government at the US military base in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța.
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    >Hundreds of tons of diesel – worth $ 2 million – have disappeared in the last 4 years. A group of criminals suspected of having links with the company that supplied the fuel is suspected. 7 suspects were taken for questioning.
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    >At the Mihail Kogălniceanu military base, diesel thefts began four years ago – the US federal government claimed. Involved would be seven individuals who were connected to the company that supplied the fuel. On their properties, DIICOT prosecutors found dozens of cans full of fuel during searches.
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    >Although investigators did not provide details about each suspect’s involvement in the fuel theft operation, it is hard to believe that the seven managed to get through all the military unit’s security filters without being protected by anyone. Diesel was needed for the generators used by American base soldiers, but also for tactical operations throughout Dobrogea.
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    >The military unit from Mihail Kogălniceanu – which is in the process of expansion – is guarded by the forces of the Ministry of National Defense and the exits from the base are video-surveilled. The representatives of the Romanian army have not commented on the situation so far.
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    >DIICOT – instead – transmitted that the suspects “constituted an organized criminal group” in which each had a well-defined role.
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    >The military base was supplied with diesel from the only refinery in Constanța and the fuel was brought by a private company, in tanks – each with a capacity of 25 tons.
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    >When they arrived at the base, the company’s employees unloaded only part of the fuel into the tanks. The amount that remained in the tanks was stolen – say sources in the investigation. The US federal government has claimed $ 2 million in damages.
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    >Calculated at the market value of a ton of diesel, respectively 600 dollars and the damage that the American government claims to have, respectively two million dollars, it means that the seven Romanians managed to steal a quantity of fuel that enters over 130 of cisterns.
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    >DIICOT has not yet communicated what happens to the stolen diesel from the American military base. Most likely the tons of fuel left the town quickly.
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    >Anca Belu, Mayor Mihail Kogălniceanu: “There are no residents of Mihail Kogălniceanu involved.”
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    >Seven suspects were taken for questioning – at the DIICOT headquarters in Bucharest.

  10. Assuming that the theft was constant, and assuming 360 days in a year (there would be some days without deliveries), we’d have $500000/360 days =$1388.88/day.

    $1388.88 happens to be close to 6000 leu. Prices of gas fluctuate of course, but at current levels it’s 6 leu a litre. This means that 1000 litres of fuel were stolen every day.

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