Over 30 people arrested! , South Korea uncovers the largest case of manufacturing and selling fake diesel in history
Recently, a local police agency in South Korea uncovered a case of manufacturing and selling fake diesel. It was the largest such case investigated by the South Korean police and caused an uproar in society.
Due to the advantages of diesel vehicles such as fuel efficiency, strong power, and low failure rate, the proportion of diesel vehicles in South Korea accounts for approximately 36% of the total number of motor vehicles. However, a recent case involving the production and sale of fake diesel fuel caused an uproar in society.
Recently, a local police agency in South Korea successfully solved a case of counterfeit diesel produced and sold by itself, and arrested more than 30 suspects. The criminal gang is suspected of producing and selling 42 million liters of fake diesel from June 2021 to July 2022, with a market value of up to 58 billion won, or about more than 300 million yuan. It is the largest fake oil case investigated by the South Korean police.
The cause of the incident was that the South Korean police immediately launched an investigation after receiving an important clue that "a gas station in Chungcheongnam-do had a car malfunction after refueling." After investigation, the criminal gang purchased marine oil from captains of large ships at relatively low prices, and mixed chemicals and ordinary diesel into the marine oil. The fake diesel and genuine diesel prepared by this method were difficult to distinguish from the naked eye. distinguish. The fake diesel was transported in tank trucks bearing the logos of large petrochemical companies and then sold at 25 gas stations across the country independently operated by criminal gangs. According to police estimates, the criminal gang made illegal profits of more than 20 billion won. Test results from the Korea Petroleum Management Institute show that the sulfur content in fake diesel reaches 32 times the standard value, and the inhalable particulate matter emitted by cars is up to 63 times that of genuine diesel.
South Korean police stated that vehicles using fake diesel will not only cause serious pollution to the environment and induce respiratory diseases and are harmful to the human body, but the vehicles may also catch fire while driving, posing safety hazards, and consumers are reminded to pay attention to screening.
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