Bro, what do you know! 24 tanker drivers were caught red-handed in Dâmbovița, stealing gasoline and diesel from shipments destined for Petrom gas stations. Half of them are employed by Cristi Borcea's company, the rest by an Italian firm. These guys installed extra tanks, identical to the engine ones, and jammed the devices when unloading at stations. Damages: 150,000 lei. They made themselves a sort of second salary, poor things, because they were unhappy with their pay. Now, 22 tankers seized, and Borcea says he 'distances himself from the facts' and will take drastic measures. Yeah, sure, why not! I've seen movies like this: scam, scam, and everyone washes their hands like Pilate. When I heard, I remembered Fane's boy from the terrace, who kept saying 'there's a lot of cornmeal in diesel.' Well, now it's come true!
The police took them all to the Târgoviște Court with a proposal for preventive arrest. Most kept quiet as fish, a few admitted they stole to make an extra buck, because salaries are crap. Wait, you haven't heard what's happening in Dâmbovița, the county where the Royal Court has long been deserted, and the money went on scams and schemes. I wonder how many of the drivers are our guys, from Berceni, because I also have a neighbor who drives a tanker. Is he in on it too? I don't know, but nothing surprises me. That's how it is with us: you steal, you steal, and if you get caught, you blame the system. I for one don't buy Borcea's 'distancing' story. They all say that.
But let's move on to the part that hurts us all: prices. Monday, June 15, 2026, the cheapest gasoline is 8.52 lei/l in Albești, Mureș, and the cheapest diesel is 8.63 lei/l in Lungulețu, Dâmbovița - exactly the county with the scandal! In big cities, gasoline starts at 8.72 lei/l in Bucharest, Cluj, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, and diesel at 8.99 lei/l in Cluj. At Lukoil, gasoline jumps to 9.68 lei/l, and diesel to 9.59 lei/l. That means for a full 50-liter tank, the difference is up to 48 lei! LPG starts at 4.42 lei/l in Bucharest. I swear, I'm getting a headache. Mioara, my wife, does the daily math: 'Costel, have you seen the diesel price? Better take the bus, we're not made of money!' And me with my BMW E90 from 2008, with a sport exhaust, I stare at the pump like a cat at a calendar.
Who pays for all this? Us, the ordinary Romanians! They steal diesel, companies raise prices, and the state plays dumb. Caragiale would have had material. I say we gather at Fane's terrace and drink a beer to the health of the smart drivers. Maybe our anger will pass. Cheers, bro!
