Guanajuato authorities seize 20,000 liters of suspected illegal fuel
Original reporting: El Imparcial
What happened
El Imparcial reports that state police seized a fuel tanker in Apaseo el Grande after finding inconsistencies between the 20,000-liter load and the driver’s documents.
Reporting and context
Police in Guanajuato seized a tractor-trailer carrying 20,000 liters of suspected illegally obtained fuel and detained its driver in Apaseo el Grande, El Imparcial reported. The operation took place during a patrol on the Macro Libramiento near a toll plaza, according to Guanajuato’s Secretariat of Security and Peace.
According to the Secretariat, officers stopped the Freightliner truck after observing an improper lane change. The driver, identified by authorities as Nicolás, said he was carrying diesel and presented documents intended to establish the fuel’s origin. Police said the paperwork was inconsistent with the hydrocarbon being transported, so the load could not be legally documented at the scene.
El Imparcial reported that the truck, fuel and driver were placed at the disposal of the Federal Attorney General’s Office in Celaya for the corresponding proceedings. The state authorities described the fuel as suspected illicit product because of the documentation discrepancies; the source reported no final legal resolution. A source caption credits the photograph to @MauroGonzalezMa, while the captured image metadata does not identify a named photographer or agency.