TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man is facing charges after investigators say he used stolen credit card information to pay for diesel fuel that he pumped into an enormous tank hidden in the cargo compartment of his van.

Julio Regalado Garcia is charged with unlawful conveyance of fuel and fraudulent use of a credit card. He was arrested Wednesday after investigators stopped the van and found the tank.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigated the case after receiving a tip from a gas station. The department says the Fort Pierce man used the stolen credit card to pay for more than 800 gallons of fuel.

A department spokeswoman says investigators believe Garcia was selling the fuel on the black market.

A phone listing for Garcia couldn’t be found.

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