The aroma of crime: this is how scandal smelled in Tres Marías
Because nothing screams “something murky here” like the sweet and penetrating perfume of gasoline that floated in the air of Tres Marías. Yes, dear readers, the federal authorities, in a burst of detective nose, followed their nose (and perhaps a few complaints) until they found a clandestine warehouse that stored more fuel than a stadium on the day of the Super Bowl. The result? Thousands of liters of “borrowed” hydrocarbons (read: stolen) ready to be distributed with the discretion of an elephant in a china shop.
Blitz operation (or how to lose business in one morning)
The National Guard, along with other institutions whose name is so long that it is better to abbreviate it (SSPC, SEDENA, etc.), decided that it was a good day to play “wine-breaker”. The prize: dozens of containers full of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, because why settle for just one type of illegal fuel when you can have a variety? The metal tanks found were so large that they were probably used to also hide an elephant, but that has not yet been confirmed.
The most curious thing is that, despite the smell of gasoline that was surely detected from space, no one was arrested. Surprise! Either those responsible have a gift for invisibility, or someone warned through the underworld WhatsApp group: “Guys, don’t come today, it smells like the police.”
The investigations are still ongoing, because of course, a case like this cannot be left unsolved. Who was behind this illicit enterprise? Was it the work of a genius of organized crime or of a group of improvisers who thought that no one would notice the smell of a gas station in the middle of nowhere? The authorities promise to “exhaust all lines,” which in colloquial language means: “wait seated.”
Huachicol: the business that never goes out of style
Unofficially, it is rumored that this place has long operated as part of a wider network. Wow, what a novelty. It’s almost as if fuel theft is a national sport with its own rules and fans. Meanwhile, the gas stations benefiting from this black market must be crying in silence (or looking for another equally “reliable” supplier).
The only thing that’s certain is that the place is now under surveillance, which means that if anyone wants to get their merchandise back, they’ll have to get past a bunch of armed feds. Good luck with that.
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