Matamoros fuel seizure exceeds 100,000 liters
Original reporting: La Region Tamaulipas Seguridad
What happened
Four people were detained at an El Capote property where agents found tank-equipped trailers and other fuel containers, La Región reported.
Reporting and context
Federal agents seized more than 100,000 liters of suspected illicit fuel and detained four people at a property in El Capote, in the municipality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, according to La Región, citing the federal Attorney General’s Office.
The report places the operation on November 5. Agents found four flatbed trailers fitted with tank containers, each carrying 25,000 liters of fuel that authorities described as illegally sourced.
La Región reported that investigators also seized at least nine 1,000-liter containers and 25 drums with a capacity of 200 liters each. Federal forensic specialists were still measuring the fuel inside those containers, so their capacities should not be treated as an additional confirmed seizure volume.
The four detainees were identified as Yolanda “N,” Guadalupe “N,” Juan “N” and Julio “N.” They were found at the site and handed over to federal prosecutors in Tamaulipas for an investigation.
Authorities secured both the land and an unfinished building described in the report as an operating base for clandestine fuel storage. The operation involved the Criminal Investigation Agency and the federal Security and Citizen Protection Ministry.
Original publication: La Región.