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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.
Vázquez, a 31-year-old veteran of the cop beat, had seen it all before. But this assignment ended up being his last. A story he never got to file. A native of Salamanca, a gritty petrochemical hub nearly 160 miles northwest of Mexico City, Vázquez studied communications in college and followed the path of two elder siblings into journalism. Israel was always very enthusiastic, ready to learn, always staying late to find out more information, said Jesús Padilla, an editor of the newspaper am, where Vázquez began his career. He was a go-getter. Widely known by the diminutive Isra, he was animated about soccer and a committed fan of the professional Club León who covered the sport fervently.
Cartel Turf War Rages in Mexican State with 120 Murders in 12 Days
14 Jan 2021
A once peaceful state in central Mexico has become the country’s most violent with more than 120 murders since the start of 2021. The region is under dispute by two organizations known for extreme violence and explosives.
Since the start of the new year, Guanajuato has seen more than 120 murders–averaging 10 per day. Some of the cases were political assassinations, targeted hits, gun battles, and even mass shootings at a funeral wake. According to
Periodico Correo, as of January 12, Guanajuato recorded 122 murders.
This week, gunmen chased down and killed Guanajuato State Congressman Juan Antonio Acosta Cano during his morning jog. The attackers managed to escape. Soon after, the governor took to social media to express his condolences and call for a thorough investigation.
A series of running gunbattles in Mexico’s most violent state left nine suspected gunmen and one state police officer dead Monday, January 11th, authorities said.