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Driver With 31,000 Liters of Suspected Stolen Fuel Detained at Ecatepec Gas Station

The case reflects ongoing multiagency patrols targeting fuel theft in Mexico.

Overview

  • Municipal police and Navy task force officers spotted the tanker during early-morning patrols at a G-500 station in Santa Cruz Venta de Carpio.
  • The vehicle, identified as unit T-85 with a 31,000-liter capacity, was preparing to unload but displayed no company logos.
  • Officers reported documentation irregularities, including a simulated QR code intended to verify the fuel’s origin.
  • The driver, identified as José Guadalupe “N”, 47, was detained for failing to establish the legal provenance of the shipment.
  • He was transferred to the Federal Attorney General’s Office in Ecatepec for probable illicit possession of hydrocarbons.