Nearly 700,000 Liters of Stolen Fuel Seized in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
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.
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.