Over 2,500 Arrested for Fuel Theft Since October 2024: Wednesday's Mañanera Recapped
Deputy Energy Minister Juan José Vidal Amaro said authorities also shut 2,224 companies and seized 5,572 vehicles in the fuel-theft crackdown.
- On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration reported 2,539 arrests for fuel theft and 173.7 million liters of fuel seized in its 2026 crackdown on huachicol.
- Targeting both stolen fuel and "huachicol fiscal"—the import of fuel with false paperwork to avoid taxes—the campaign aims to recoup revenue lost by Pemex and the federal government.
- Authorities fined 2,032 gas stations for lacking adequate "volumetric controls" on pumps, while 61,557 fuel-transport units were registered with GPS and QR-code tracking by the National Energy Commission.
- Enforcement actions generated about US$732 million in excise tax from corrected import declarations and roughly 48 billion pesos in additional tax revenue for the government.
- Although President Donald Trump has urged Mexico to increase natural gas purchases to reduce the US trade deficit, Sheinbaum stated on Wednesday that no such commitments have been made.
11 Articles
11 Articles
Over 2,500 arrested for fuel theft since October 2024: Wednesday's mañanera recapped
After the Energy Ministry gave a progress report on its fuel theft, or huachicol, crackdown, President Sheinbaum on Wednesday dispelled rumors that Mexico would agree to purchase more natural gas from the U.S. in order to win tariff relief.
The president said that the investigations reach illegal networks of commercialization and transportation of fuels
The federal government reported the detention of 2,539 people for illegal fuel market-related offences, while Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) filed 10,674 complaints for hydrocarbon theft. The Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons of the Energy Secretariat, Juan José Vidal Amaro, reported that the federal authorities also secured 5,572 transportation units and seized 173.7 million liters of fuel, although it did not specify the period to which the results …
The Government of the Republic confirms the arrest of 2,539 people for the commission of fuel-related crimes, as explained by the Undersecretary of Energy, Juan José Vidal. “Pemex has filed ten thousand 674 complaints for fuel theft....
The federal authorities arrested 2,539 people, seized 5,572 transport units such as pipes or autotanks and recovered 173.7 million liters of fuel. Mexico City.- The federal government reported the arrest of 2,539 people for illicit fuel markets, while Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) [...] The entry Arrests 2,000 people for huachicol; Pemex denounces 10,000 robberies was first published in El Heraldo de Saltillo.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
