Hit to huachicol in Edomex: They find an outlet connected to Pemex in Ecatepec

The Public Security and Traffic Directorate of Ecatepec assured a clandestine fuel intake in a recent operation carried out on the slopes of great drainage canalnear the San Francisco Xalostoc neighborhood.

The discovery was made by agents who were patrolling near the “Siervo de la Nación” interurban highway, after receiving an alert from a concerned passerby about a strong smell of hydrocarbon coming from a hole with various hoses.

The municipal president of Ecatepec de Morelos, in the State of Mexico, Fernando Vilchis Contreras, confirmed that this clandestine intake was directly connected to the pipelines of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), highlighting the seriousness of the discovery and the need to act promptly to avoid greater risks.

The FGR is already investigating

César de Jesús García Pacheco, director of the municipal police, pointed out that once the clandestine seizure was discovered, the pertinent authorities were notified, including Pemex to secure the area and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) with headquarters. in Ecatepec, to initiate the corresponding investigations into huachicol activities in the region.

According to information provided by Pemex personnel, the clandestine intake discovered was It connected underground to the 16 Tuxpan-Azcapotzalco pipeline at kilometer 296+96..

A was found pit approximately one and a half meters in diameter and two meters deep at the scene, where around 25 meters of hose were found, presumably used for the illegal theft of fuel.

Clandestine shootings predominate in Ecatepec

This discovery is not an isolated case in Ecatepec, as stressed by the director of the local police. Thanks to the constant patrols carried out throughout the region, more than a dozen clandestine seizures have been detected and secured in different neighborhoods of the municipality.

Among them El Charco, Jardines de o, Ejidos de Santa María Tulpetlac, San Isidro Atlautenco, Potrero del Rey, and in the areas of San José and San Francisco Xalostoc. This phenomenon reflects the magnitude of the challenge that the fight against fuel theft represents in the area.

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Mexican journalist and photographer graduated from UNAM. I provide coverage in CDMX, Edomex, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Morelos and Veracruz, also on Economics and Politics.

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