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Mexico Seizes 50,000 Liters in Guanajuato and 4,060 in Veracruz in Coordinated Fuel-Theft Raids

Prosecutors took custody of the fuel with related assets for cases under Mexico's hydrocarbon law.

Overview

  • In Villagrán, Guanajuato, authorities secured 50,000 liters of hydrocarbon from five buried containers of roughly 10,000 liters each at a clandestine storage site that posed explosion and contamination risks.
  • The Guanajuato deployment operated under the CONFIA strategy after a citizen report to the C5i system about a strong fuel odor on a dirt road.
  • In Veracruz, the FGR carried out simultaneous searches in Moloacán and Tuxpan, seizing 3,360 liters at the first site and 700 liters at the second.
  • Investigators also secured a tractor‑trailer, a mini‑excavator and multiple vehicles at the Veracruz properties, which were placed under federal control.
  • SEDENA, the Navy, the National Guard and local and state police provided perimeter security, and officials urged anonymous reports of fuel crimes via 089.