Stefan Mitkov Parasakov, 27, from Sliema and Mihail Nedkov Nikolov 28, also from Sliema were today condemned to an 18-month jail term suspended for three years after being convicted of stealing €960 worth of diesel from pumps across the island.

The two admitted to stealing the fuel after discovering a way retrieve their money from petrol pump machines once they bought fuel. 

They stole fuel 24 times from the beginning of this year.

The court heard that they had paid back the money.

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