Three mine sub-contractors have been arrested and charged with stealing 340 litres of fuel from the Iluka Resources Murray Basin mine near Ouyen in Victoria’s north west.
According to the Sunraysia Daily newspaper, Ouyen police believe that this was not the first time the men had stolen valuable goods and commodities from the mine site where they were employed as sub-contractors.
The men, from Bendigo and Myrtleford, were allegedly taking goods from the mine site and hiding them on a farm located near the front entrance to the mine, according to Ouyen police. At the end of their shift they would return to the farm to collect the stolen goods.
Their unsophisticated operation became unstuck when the owner of the farm became suspicious of fuel drums appearing on his property and notified police.
The men have been charged and summons to appear at Ouyen Magistrates’ Court at a date yet to be determined.
Source: Sunraysia Daily
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