Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
A Florida trucker was recently charged with several counts for alleged thefts of diesel fuel.
A recent online statement said officers at the Florida Agriculture Inspection Station in Pensacola identified a blue semi-truck pulling a refrigerated trailer that matched the description of a truck linked to a fuel theft operation spanning multiple counties.
A statement from the OALE said officers selected the truck for a regulatory inspection and identified the driver as Alain De Jesus Aguila-Martinez.
During the inspection, an OALE K9 unit conducted a free-air sniff around Aguila-Martinez’s 2002 Freightliner semi-truck and alerted officers to the presence of narcotics.
A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered a large magnet concealed under the driver’s steering wheel. The magnet was identified as a device commonly used to manipulate fuel pump solenoids, enabling the unauthorized theft of diesel fuel, according to a statement from th OALE.
Further investigation revealed that Aguila-Martinez had active arrest warrants for multiple felony charges, including organized fraud, retail fuel theft tampering, and petit theft. He was taken into custody by OALE Agricultural Inspection officers and transported to the Escambia County Jail.
He now faces felony charges of larceny – tampering with/removing a retail fuel dispenser, which are part of an ongoing investigation into an organized fuel theft ring operating across Santa Rosa, Escambia, and Walton Counties.
