Arrests expected after Guanajuato fuel seizure
President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said arrests are expected after authorities seized more than 59 million liters of fuel at a private Guanajuato plant. The investigation began July 3 and is examining the fuel's source, distribution network and possible warnings before the search.
President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said arrests are expected in the investigation into a network linked to the seizure of more than 59 million liters of fuel in Guanajuato, according to Luces del Siglo.
Authorities acknowledged that no one was arrested during Wednesday's operation at a private plant in San José Iturbide, even though they seized fuel, storage tanks, cargo vehicles and documents related to the facility. Sheinbaum said investigators are determining where the product came from, where it was distributed, who received it and which gas stations sold it. She said Attorney General Ernestina Godoy told her the investigation is advanced. Harfuch said arrests will follow as the inquiry progresses and that authorities are also examining whether anyone alerted those responsible before the search.
Luces del Siglo reported that the investigation began July 3 after authorities stopped a fuel tanker and obtained information that led them to the property. Harfuch said the complex was empty when it was searched and declined to say whether it was connected to the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel. Federal sources identified the site as a Grupo SIMSA plant owned by the Issa Tafich family, while company information says the Highway 57 terminal has 10 tanks capable of storing more than 100 million liters and provides services to Pemex, ExxonMobil and Shell. The seizure included three cargo units and documents tied to the facility's operation.