Tampa man charged after smuggling 2 100-gallon tanks of fuel in van: deputies
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa man was charged after Hernando County deputies found two 100-gallon caged tanks containing fuel in his vehicle on Tuesday.
Dennis Anthony Miles, 25, was pulled over in the area of East Jefferson Street and Emerson Road in Brooksville.
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The deputy discovered a large caged tank, with pumps and hoses, holding an unknown fluid. Miles told officials that the equipment was HVAC-related and couldn’t provide additional information, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
A search of his van resulted in two 100-gallon tanks filled with what they believed to be cooking oil — that can be used as biofuel in diesel vehicles, investigators said.
Miles was arrested and charged with transporting dangerous material/unlawful conveyance of fuel. He is being held at the Hernando County Detention Center without bond.
This is an active investigation.
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