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Guanajuato Seizes Record 1.6 Million Liters of Stolen Fuel in Silao Raid

The haul remains under federal custody pending forensic work to trace the network behind the operation.

Overview

  • State and federal forces executed a court‑authorized search on the Silao–San Felipe road after intelligence analysis and citizen reports identified large‑scale illicit storage.
  • The seizure totaled about 1,675,000 liters, including 735,000 liters of diesel and 940,000 liters of fuel oil, held in nine vertical cistern tanks and in vehicle containers.
  • Authorities also secured pumps, ten dispensers with volume counters, high‑pressure hoses, and a fleet that included tankers, full trailer units, tractor‑trailers and transport tanks, indicating industrial logistics.
  • Officials described the action as the largest single‑event fuel confiscation in Guanajuato, valued at more than 30 million pesos, and reported no detentions at the Silao site.
  • In a separate operation in Celaya, officers secured a warehouse property where a 30,000‑liter metal container with a hydrocarbon‑like liquid and other evidence was placed under Federal Public Ministry custody.