Despite some successes, Mexico still struggles with fuel theft
Pemex says fuel theft has decreased 92% in 2021 compared to 2018 739 3 minutes read Cartels like Los Zetas and the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, as well as smaller community gangs, have been stealing resources from PEMEX, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, for decades. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Mexican authorities have seized 11 tanker trucks and recovered more than 178,400 gallons of stolen fuel from across the country since Jan. 1, 2021.
The most recent action occurred Thursday, when a tanker truck carrying 64,000 gallons of stolen hydrocarbons was stopped in Tabasco state in southern Mexico by the National Guard, an agency that functions as the nation’s federal police.