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Ecatepec Authorities Seal Clandestine Fuel Tap After Resident Alert

A neighborhood report of a strong fuel smell triggered a coordinated operation sealing a purge‑valve tap on the TuxpanAzcapotzalco line.

Overview

  • Police secured a property in Jardines de Morelos, San Isidro Atlautenco, where an illegal connection was found on a 16‑inch TuxpanAzcapotzalco poliduct purge valve.
  • Pemex emergency specialists closed the valve and reported the leak under control as firefighters and civil protection cordoned off the area.
  • The response involved Ecatepec municipal police, a Navy task force, Pemex Physical Security, firefighters and civil protection, with perimeter security maintained on site.
  • The regional prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into hydrocarbon theft and authorities reported no detentions.
  • On the same day, a separate presumed tap was located in the Venta del Puerco (Arboledas) area of Ecatepec, where security forces worked to seal the leak.