Times are tough for everyone and fuel prices are still very high despite a very small drop over the May 1st long weekend. But both unleaded and diesel fuel remain very expensive, prompting many motorists to cut their journeys to a minimum and curtail vacations and other leisure activities. On the other hand, others decided to go the other way and flirt with legality. Really, complaints about fuel theft skyrocketed, as did the number of hospitalizations for ingestion of toxic gases associated with siphoning.

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Flights, but not only

A man has been arrested and prosecuted for three fuel thefts committed in Saint-Malo-les-Trois-Fontaines and Moron in Morbihan. The latter was caught red-handed by the head of the transport company on the night of January 3-4. He was then arrested with more than one gram of alcohol in his blood and drank several cans of beer after his arrest. Embarrassed, he now offers a refund 160 liters were stolen using equipment stolen from his father. In total, more than 400 liters were stolen from several enterprises, including his former manager.

A heavy sentence

That’s not all, as the former drug addict has a full criminal record, as he was also convicted of driving without a suspended license in 2019. If the judge listened to the man’s regret, however, she claims that he does not care about the court’s decision and decidedexemplary punishment in the form of thirteen months of imprisonment. His vehicle was confiscated, and his driver’s license was finally revoked by the prosecutor’s office.