After the flood in the Ahr valley, several suspects are said to have tapped unjustifiably large amounts of diesel at the emergency filling stations. Now the Koblenz public prosecutor is investigating.
At the end of September, the SWR reported for the first time that hundreds of thousands of liters of diesel may have been given to unauthorized persons at the filling stations in the Ahr Valley. According to the Koblenz Public Prosecutor, investigative proceedings for fraud have now been initiated against three suspects. They are said to have tapped diesel “in considerable quantities” without authorization.
1,000 liter container seized during searches
During searches, according to the Koblenz public prosecutor, several 1,000-liter containers with which the fuel was supposed to have been removed were seized. At the end of September, the SWR reported for the first time that suspicious vans were repeatedly refueled with 1,000-liter barrels at the filling stations. Only emergency vehicles should refuel free of charge at the emergency filling stations.
Suspicious vans were repeatedly refueled with 1,000-liter barrels at the petrol stations in the Ahr Valley.
SWR
Investigations by the Koblenz public prosecutor are still ongoing
For a long time, however, this was not checked. Several hundred thousand liters of diesel fuel could have been tapped by unauthorized persons over a period of weeks. The prosecution’s investigations, including those against possible other perpetrators, are still ongoing.