Nine alleged criminals arrested in anti-fuel theft operation in Guanajuato

CHAR 

MAY 26, 2025

MILENIO NOTICIAS 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

Well, as part of the efforts to strengthen security in the state of Guanajuato and also, of course, prevent hydrocarbon theft in that state, which has been on the rise, members of the National Guard, the National Defense, the Navy, the Attorney General's Office, and the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection carried out a joint operation with the State Attorney General's Office and the Secretariat of Security and Peace, both from Guanajuato. After executing four search warrants on several properties, they arrested nine men. Also, as a result of these actions, they seized two handguns and one long firearm, several cartridges, four vehicles, four motorcycles, as well as seven tractor-trailers, 11 trailers. In short, a joint operation between all of these corporations, with, obviously, the leadership of Omar García Harfush, to achieve these objectives. Obviously, everything is already in the corresponding proceedings.

OMAR GARCIA HARFUCH STATEMENT 

In operations led by

@GN_MEXICO_

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@SEMAR_mx

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@SSPCMexico

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, four search warrants were executed at different properties in Guanajuato for the crime of organized crime, resulting in the arrest of 9 people.

Weapons, ammunition, 4 vehicles, 24 tank trucks, 11 semi-trailers, 7 tractor-trailers, and 27,000 liters of asphalt were seized.

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Border bridges paralyzed in search of more illegal fuel in Tamaulipas

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was translated and reposted from MILENIO 

Pemex personnel, along with members of the National Guard and the Attorney General's Office, were at the Matamoros and Reynosa intersections.

WRITTEN BY: ANAHY MEZA 

APRIL 4, 2O25

Pemex personnel, the National Guard, and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) conducted an operation against fuel smuggling at the international bridges in Reynosa and Matamoros, which caused imports to be paralyzed for hours at the Tamaulipas border this Friday.

The inspections were carried out on trailers attempting to cross the US-Mexico border. In Reynosa, they were carried out at the Pharr Reynosa International Bridge, while in Matamoros, they were carried out at the Los Indios and Los Tomates International Bridges, according to unofficial information and social media reports that demonstrated the delay.

In the case of Reynosa, the line of trucks extended along Cage Avenue and overtook the Military Highway in the city of Pharr.

The drivers of the trucks complained about the delay, as they were unable to move forward for several hours due to the very thorough inspections. First, the truck drivers were asked for their documentation to verify that the cargo matched the invoices and the customs declaration, meaning that no attempt would be made to import fuel by passing it off as other merchandise that would pay less taxes.

A physical inspection of the units was also carried out, which made the procedure very slow, and by Friday afternoon, transportation and importing companies began to push to expedite the process.

Therefore, prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (FGR), members of the National Guard, and Pemex had to speed up the process to move the line more quickly.

Fiscal huachicol experienced a 14% increase since 2020, according to estimates by the Tax Administration Service (SAT). This represented 14% of the total demand for gasoline and diesel in Mexico, resulting in significant losses.

The strategies used to evade taxes include importing fuels labeled as automotive lubricants that are not subject to the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), altering documents, and falsely declaring imports.

It is estimated that fiscal huachicol represents a variation between the amount exported by the United States and imported into Mexico of 40 million liters of fuel per day.

This figure reveals a monumental embezzlement in terms of tax revenue, particularly in consumption taxes, such as the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) and the Value Added Tax (VAT), which are essential for supporting social programs and infrastructure projects.

In southern Tamaulipas, 10 million liters of diesel were seized from a Singapore-flagged ship. The ship arrived at the Port of Tampico and unloaded the fuel at the designated yard, which was then stored on a property in Altamira.

SOURCE: MILENIO 

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Jalisco Cartel - New Generation Armed Wing "GOEM" Captures And Interrogates A Rival In Puebla

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

OCTOBER 8, 2024 

Jalisco Cartel - New Generation armed wing GOEM or Grupo De Operaciones Especiales Mencho, continues their war campaign in the Mexican state of Puebla. The GOEM armed wing is waging a war against any independent drug pushers, and fuel theft ring leaders not aligned with Jalisco Cartel - New Generation 

GOEM

GRUPO DE OPERACIONES ESPECIALES MENCHO 

GOEM or Grupo De Operaciones Especiales Mencho in the video above reportedly raided the home of a cockfighting breeder named Cesar Bravo Anaya in Huejotzingo, Puebla. Mr. Cesar Bravo Anaya was kidnapped according to the Municipio Puebla news site on September 30, 2024. but the video of his interrogation surfaced in recent days with obvious signs of torture all over his body. Also, the body of Bravo Anaya was reportedly found on October 4, 2024, in the municipality of San Martin Texmelucan, Puebla. 

Moreover, the Municipio Puebla news site states that the armed group that kidnapped Mr. Bravo Anaya stole valuable objects from his home like jewelry, cell phones, and money, according to the Bravo Anaya family. 

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

 BY: SOL PRENDIDO 

CESAR BRAVO ANAYA: For everyone involved in fuel theft and drug sales here. You could fall into formation with us. The same goes for the scumbag extortionists and those who are charging fees in this area. It’s best that you get the fuck out of San Martín Texmelucan. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is in position here. We are the Special Operations Group of Don Mencho. (GOEM). And we’re moving forward with our La Barredora operation. 

SOURCE: TABOO DE PUEBLA,  MUNICIPIOS PUEBLA 

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"Don Pedro”, Head Of Santa Rosa De Lima Cartel's Plaza In Guanajuato Arrested In October 2, 2024

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL UNIVERSAL 

According to the investigations, the most relevant criminal activities carried out by “Don Pedro” were: theft and sale of hydrocarbons, as well as extortion.

WRITTEN BY: DANIELA WACHAUF

OCTOBER 2, 2024 

Early Tuesday morning, members of the Army and the Special Reaction and Intervention Force of the National Guard (FERI) arrested Pedro “N”, alias “Don Pedro”, who was the head of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato.

The uniformed officers seized weapons for the exclusive use of the army, magazines and cartridges.

According to the investigations, the most relevant criminal activities carried out by “Don Pedro” were: theft and sale of hydrocarbons illegally extracted from Pemex pipelines (Huachicol), which is the main livelihood of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, which supplies the organization with high caliber weapons and tactical equipment.

Also, monthly extortions to government authorities forced to divert public resources, payment of quotas to authorities in collaboration with the Santa Rosa Cartel, which allow them to work freely.

The arrested man was subordinate of Karem Lizbeth Yépez Ortiz, alias “La Señora”, sister of José Antonio “N” alias “El Marro”, founder of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, who was arrested in August 2020.

After the arrest of her brother “La señora” was left as his successor and leader of this criminal organization.

The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel maintains an alliance with the Cartel del Pacífico in order to confront the CJNG, with whom it is fighting for control of Guanajuato, generating a high homicide rate in the state.

According to official sources, these actions are part of the strategy implemented by the Security Cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum, to be executed in the first 100 days of her government, with the purpose of reducing violence rates and generating an environment of peace.

SOURCE: EL UNIVERSAL 

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Navy Of Mexico Reports Largest Cocaine Seizure So Far This Six-Year Term In Port Of Manzanillo, Colima

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from PROCESO 

The operation, carried out in the southwest port of Manzanillo, seized 5.6 tons of cocaine that were being transported in three small boats.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024

MORELIA, Mich. (apro).- The Mexican Navy, acting as Coast Guard, seized, in two different events, around 7.2 tons of presumed cocaine, as well as 1,100 liters of fuel, and 15 presumed suspects were arrested, informed the Ministry of the Navy (Semar).

In the first case, 126 packages with an approximate weight of 5.6 tons were seized, which, according to naval authorities, represents the largest seizure of the substance in a single event during the current administration.

The Semar informed that the operation, in which three smaller vessels were intercepted -where the fuel was also transported and where the detained persons were traveling-, was carried out southwest of the port of Manzanillo by personnel on board the vessel ARM Godínez (PO-132), with the support of a Panther helicopter.

In the other event, 32 packages containing approximately 1.6 tons of suspected cocaine, which was being transported aboard a small vessel, were seized southwest of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.

This seizure was made with the support of the interceptor patrol vessel ARM “Regulus” (PI-1115), a Defender type vessel and a Panther type helicopter.

Both the detainees and the seized material were transported by sea to the corresponding docks, where they were handed over to the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR), so that the ministerial authorities could complete the investigation.

Just last May 20, in Manzanillo, the Semar seized a shipment of approximately 1,618 kilograms of white powder with characteristics of cocaine, in 30 packages, as well as 11 cigarettes with dry grass with characteristics similar to marijuana and 1,150 liters of liquid with the characteristics of fuel, contained in 23 drums of 50 liters each.

The seizure was carried out by naval personnel during maritime and aerial surveillance operations involving a vessel, an aircraft and a helicopter of the Mexican Navy, approximately 135 nautical miles (250 kilometers) from Manzanillo, which resulted in the arrest of three people who were traveling aboard a smaller vessel.

Earlier, on April 24 of this year, the Semar announced the seizure of more than three tons of white powder with cocaine characteristics, at an approximate distance of 18.1 nautical miles (33.52 kilometers) off the coast of the port of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan.

The drug was seized when Mexican Navy personnel sighted black packages floating in the sea waters, so they proceeded to their recovery, which resulted in 66 packages containing inside them brick-shaped packages with the alleged illicit cargo.

The suspected drug was handed over to the competent authorities for the integration of the corresponding investigation folder. 

On April 10, the maritime authority reported that, through the Fourteenth Naval Zone, based in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, attached to the Tenth Naval Region, located in Manzanillo, Colima, in two different actions, 1,969.86 kilograms of presumed cocaine hydrochloride were seized, and six suspects were arrested.

SOURCE: PROCESO 

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Federal Forces Secure Clandestine Fuel Pipeline In Warehouse In Loma Atravesada Neighborhood In Mazatlan: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from NOROESTE 

Elements of the Mexican Army, as well as the National Guard and Pemex Security, participated in the seizure.

JUVENCIO VILLANUEVA |

04/07/2024

Federal forces mounted an operation in the Loma Atravesada neighborhood, where they secured a warehouse where it is presumed there was a clandestine outlet and equipment for the extraction of fuel.

The seizure took place at 7:00 a.m. this Thursday, in a property located on Gómez Z. street, between 12 de Enero and Proyecto 28 de Febrero streets in the Loma Atravesada neighborhood.

The warehouse was detected during a routine tour and after the inspection, a clandestine outlet and accessories for the illegal transfer of fuels were allegedly discovered.

Members of the Mexican Army, National Guard and Pemex Security, cordoned off the area of the warehouse, deployed and blocked the way on Gómez Z. street; no persons were reported detained after the operation.

Federal forces maintain surveillance at the site awaiting the arrival of specialized Pemex personnel.

SOURCE: NOROESTE 

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