Authorities Investigate the Origin and Destination of Fuel Seized in Guanajuato
The seized site held storage facilities resembling Pemex’s; officials have not said who operated it or made any arrests, pending the investigation.
The seized site held storage facilities resembling Pemex’s; officials have not said who operated it or made any arrests, pending the investigation.
More than 50 million liters of stolen fuel were seized as Guanajuato’s daily homicides fell from over 12 to about four, a 75% drop.
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Three raids in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Sinaloa left 14 detained and seized trucks, pumps, and firearms in a crackdown on fuel stolen from Pemex.
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Ruffo Appel is among 25 facing warrants; the ring moved Texas fuel by rail, declaring 10% of each tank car and costing the treasury over 4 billion pesos.
Mexico was never told of the accusation, Sheinbaum says, after the US Treasury sanctioned 11 people and firms tied to the CJNG without sharing proof.
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The fuel was recovered as part of Operation Northern Border. A significant amount of stolen fuel is delivered to US refineries, to be sold in the US market and where the US government has shown little interest in pursuing the perpetrators of the crime.