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Top tips: Advice as police warn of criminals targeting fuel tanks

Police have issued their advice as oil costs soar due to the war in the Middle East

Alex Black
clock • 2 min read
Top tips: Advice as police warn of criminals targeting fuel tanks

Diesel theft is a problem for many farms and rural properties, with police warning that criminal activity often increases when prices jump. Fuel tanks stored in rural and isolated locations are...

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