Two men are due in court over the alleged theft of cooking oil from pubs on the Isle of Wight.

Simeon Iliev, aged 20, of Hertford Road in Enfield, and 45-year-old Milan Stankov of Kirkland Drive in Enfield, have been charged with the following:

  • Theft of used cooking oil from The Fighting Cocks pub on 28 October 2022.
  • Attempted theft of used cooking oil from The Chequers Inn on 28 October 2022.
  • Theft of used cooking oil from the Culver Haven Inn on 28 October 2022.
  • Theft of used cooking oil from The Yarbridge Inn on 28 October 2022.
  • Theft of used cooking oil from The Duck in Ryde on 28 October 2022.
  • 5 counts of fraud by false representation in which it’s alleged that they dishonestly purported to represent official oil collection agents in order to obtain the oil.

They were issued a summons to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Tuesday).