The Diesel Murder Mystery: Is Your Fuel Hiding a Killer?

• More than 600 million litres of paraffin are sold each year as diesel, netting over 4 billion Rands tax-free.
• The crime is widespread, difficult to detect and anything but simple, with criminal syndicates generating profits up to R200,000 per tanker load by selling mixed fuel to unsuspecting or complicit garages.
• The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reported cases where diesel contained up to 68% paraffin.