ilegal conections : Liquidation of consequences from illegal connections : Environment : LatRosTrans

On February 15, 2012, in Ventspils, in cooperation with the Internal Safety Department of LatRosTrans Ltd., employees of the State Police detained eight persons during a theft-in-progress. These persons had installed a connection to the Polotsk-Ventspils petroleum product pipeline. Criminal proceedings have been initiated on by the police pursuant to Section 175 Paragraph 4 of the Criminal Law, which provides for punishment with deprivation of liberty for a period from 3 to 15 years, and confiscation of property and police supervision for a period of up to three years.

On June 17, 2012, in Kalkūni, which is 5 km from Daugavpils, an illegal connection to the diesel fuel pipeline of LatRosTrans (LRT) was found and liquidated. The thieves had obtained 30 tons of diesel fuel with the total value of about 15 thousand LVL. The equipment and technology used by the fuel thieves indicates that the connection was performed by an organized group of criminals.