Azteca questions Guanajuato fuel seizure as no high-level suspect is presented
Azteca Noticias reported that authorities seized more than 59 million liters of illegal fuel in San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, but presented no high-level suspect. The source questioned whether the operation would dismantle the networks behind fuel smuggling; those accusations remain attributed to the report.
A report by Azteca Noticias questions the government’s account of a major fuel-seizure operation in Guanajuato, saying authorities found more than 59 million liters of illegal fuel at a property in La Fragua, in San José Iturbide. The outlet reported that the volume was equivalent to about 1,475 tanker trucks or enough to fill the tanks of roughly 1.5 million vehicles.
Azteca Noticias reported that the Fiscalía General de la República carried out several search warrants as part of investigations into criminal networks linked to fuel smuggling. The source said the operation produced a record seizure but that no high-level suspect was presented in connection with it. It also said authorities appeared to focus on the driver of a tanker while leaving the alleged power structures behind the trade untouched.
The source further argued that moving such a large volume of stolen gasoline would require the complicity of senior officials, but that claim was presented as an accusation and not as an established finding in the material reviewed. The report questioned whether the seizure would lead to arrests or dismantle the networks involved. The original publication is available at https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecanoticias/cae-la-mentira-del-fin-del-huachicol-decomiso-record-en-guanajuato.