Haywood County, Tenn.–Sharp-eyed agents with the Interstate Criminal Interdiction Unit caught two men in a car with electronics to steal credit card information from gas pumps during a traffic stop on Interstate 40.
On February 4th, 2025, agents with the interstate Criminal Interdiction Unit out of the 30th District were patrolling Interstate 40 in Haywood County.
Agents conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck for a violation. While speaking with the driver, the alert Agent noticed abnormalities in the vehicle that led the Agent to believe further criminal activity was occuring.
A search of the vehicle yielded multiple electronics used to steal credit card information from gas pumps and then re-encode the stolen information onto other cards. The stolen card information was then being used to fill a large, non factory fuel tank in the bed of the truck with stolen diesel fuel. Multiple re-encoded cards were seized as well.
Two men were arrested and transported to the Haywood County Jail where they remain awaiting bond.
This case is being prosecuted by The Office of the District Attorney General, 28th Judicial District of Frederick Agee.