Tunnel found for hydrocarbon theft
Elements of the Hidalgo Public Security Secretariat (SSPH) located a tunnel used for the illegal extraction of fuel on a property in the El Saucillo neighborhood, in Mineral de la Reforma.
The discovery occurred after a citizen complaint. Agents carried out an operation that led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of three properties. They also seized approximately 500 meters of high-pressure hose and doses of alleged drugs.
The detainees tried to flee when they noticed the police presence, but were captured. As part of the investigations, three searches were carried out. In one of the properties, a tunnel six meters deep and 50 meters long was found, connected to a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipeline to illegally extract hydrocarbons.
In another property there was a warehouse that was allegedly used to store the extracted fuel. The secured hose was used for clandestine intakes.
The actions were coordinated by the SSPH, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Hidalgo (PGJEH), the Secretariat of National Defense and the National Guard. The detainees were placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry, which will integrate the corresponding investigation folders.
With this discovery, during the current state administration there are 19 tunnels located in Hidalgo intended for the theft of hydrocarbons. These have been detected in municipalities such as Cuautepec, Pachuca, Tepeji del Río, Tlanalapa, Tlaxcoapan, Tula, Mineral de la Reforma, Tepeapulco, Tepetitlán, Nopala and Atitalaquia.
