US EditionMexican Fuel Theft Gang Dismantled in Major Operation
- On Friday, Mexican officials arrested 32 individuals involved in a significant fuel theft operation in Mexico City, México state, and Querétaro.
- The operation followed more than six months of investigations that identified gang leaders, locations of fuel theft, and distribution routes primarily targeting Pemex pipelines.
- Authorities seized 12 properties used as criminal operation centers, nearly 50 vehicles, 36 firearms, cash worth 16 million pesos, and rescued several exotic animals including a jaguar and lion cub.
- Security Minister Omar García Harfuch stated that the group operated by perforating pipelines, storing stolen fuel in warehouses, and illegally selling it in Mexico City and neighboring states.
- The dismantling reduces the gang's operational capacity and highlights government commitment to eradicating fuel theft, while investigations continue into alleged local authority collusion.
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Authorities dismantle multi-state fuel theft network, seizing millions in assets
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said Sunday that federal authorities had dismantled a major fuel theft ring, arresting a total of 32 people in simultaneous operations in Mexico City, México state and Querétaro. Carried out last Friday, the operations allowed authorities to “dismantle one of the main criminal organizations dedicated to the theft and illicit commercialization of fuel in the central area of the country,” García Harfuch told a…
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