Law enforcement officials have busted a ring of thieves stealing electronic components to tractor trailer trucks in several counties in the state, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday.

The accused racketeering ring also involves four suspects, all of whom are Cuban foreign nationals and have no legal status in the United States.

Chronister said a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detective was alerted to the crime ring when several owners of tractor trailer rigs reported their “electronic control modules ( ECM )” were stolen from the vehicles in May. The trucks were parked at tractor trailer parking facilities that house many of the vehicles from different companies.

As investigators looked into the case furthe

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