huachicol
Coverage of huachicol in the Nexus archive.
- Authorities seize over 1 million liters of fuel in 3-state huachicol raid
Mexican authorities seized over 1 million liters of fuel and dismantled four illegal fuel processing centers in San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, and Morelos. The operation involved the Federal Attorney General’s Office, federal agencies, and Pemex’s logistics subsidiary, but no arrests were reported as the facilities were allegedly abandoned when raided.
- Pemex Fuel Theft Losses Drop 30.3% as Mexico Flags Suspicious Money Flows
Mexico's Pemex estimates 2024 fuel-theft losses at 20.53 billion pesos, a 30.3% decline. Tax evasion from smuggled fuel (Huachicol) cost the federal government 809.3 billion pesos between 2018 and 2024. Authorities have flagged suspicious financial flows linked to these crimes.
- US Treasury and Mexico’s UIF team up to target cross-border fuel theft by the Jalisco cartel
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC and Mexico’s UIF have sanctioned two individuals and nine entities linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for cross-border fuel theft and smuggling. The sanctions target Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva and J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez, along with businesses and logistics companies they control, aiming to disrupt illicit revenue streams from fuel smuggling, which the Treasury calls a major non-drug income source for Mexican cartels.