Man charged following incident in Ludlow
A 29-year-old man has been charged with two offences following an incident in Ludlow on Wednesday.
West Mercia Police were carrying out routine patrols along the route of a known national fuel pipeline when they came across a parked Ford Panel van in a lay by on the A49 around midnight.
The vehicle contained three hidden 1,000 gallon barrel drums in the rear as well as pumping equipment.
Police say a check of the area suggested the national pipeline had been attacked and possibly modified to drain fuel from that point.
Following this Mantas Adomaitis, 29, of no fixed abode was arrested and charged with going equipped for theft and driving without insurance.
He has been remanded in custody and is appearing at Hereford Magistrates Court today.
