Diesel fuel theft ring busted

Kylie Jones reports.

TAMPA, Fla. - Law enforcement officials say 10 people, including seven who are in the U.S. illegally, have been arrested, and an 11th suspect is wanted in a statewide diesel fuel theft ring totaling roughly $650,000.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier gave details on the six-month investigation, dubbed "Operation Van Diesel," at a news conference in Tampa on Thursday.

Full news conference: Gas theft ring spanning across Florida taken down

State and local law enforcement officials spoke in Tampa on Thursday about "Operation Van Diesel," which led to nearly a dozen arrests in a suspected fuel theft ring spanning 13 Florida counties.

The pair were joined by investigators from t

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