Fire in PepsiCo Winery in Tamaulipas Was Provoked: Prosecutor Discards Link to Organized Crime
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The fire at the PepsiCo distribution center in Matamoros was provoked and did not happen accidentally, said the Attorney General of Tamaulipas.
The investigation found that the fire was deliberately initiated and the authorities analyze the mechanism used to provoke the flames; the inquiry to identify those responsible remains open.
Eight years into the current administration, they downplay the insecurity: they attribute the burning of 57 PepsiCo trucks to a single person with a lighter. No arrests and no answers.
The prosecutor reiterated that there are no elements linking the fire to organized crime or to a case of extortion.
MATAMORS.— Tamaulipas attorney general, Jesús Eduardo Govea, confirmed that the fire recorded on July 27 at the PepsiCo distribution center in Matamoros was intentionally caused. According to the results of expert studies in criminal matters, it was ruled out that the accident occurred incidentally or incidentally.
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