At least four soldiers and six suspected oil thieves died in a battle in the central Mexican state of Puebla, authorities said on Thursday, as the army launched a major operation against organized criminals who siphon fuel from pipelines.
Some 600 soldiers were involved in the initial operation, the state government said, with another 400 backed by helicopters and truck-mounted weapons joining them.
The troops were called in to investigate a report of an oil pipeline theft at around 8:15 p.m. local time (0115 GMT) on Wednesday, near the village of Palmarito, when they were shot at by a group using women and children as human shields, the army said in a statement.
At least four soldiers and six suspected oil thieves died in a battle in the central Mexican state of Puebla, authorities said on Thursday, as the army launched a major operation against organized criminals who siphon fuel from pipelines.
Some 600 soldiers were involved in the initial operation, the state government said, with another 400 backed by helicopters and truck-mounted weapons joining them.
The troops were called in to investigate a report of an oil pipeline theft at around 8:15 p.m. local time (0115 GMT) on Wednesday, near the village of Palmarito, when they were shot at by a group using women and children as human shields, the army said in a statement.
The soldiers decided not to return fire, but two of them died in the attack and another was wounded.
A few hours later in the same location, armed men in five sport-utility vehicles opened fire on a different group of soldiers, the army said in a statement on Thursday.
Two more soldiers died in the ensuing firefight and nine were wounded, the army said. Six suspected fuel thieves were killed, while one was wounded, it added. The army said soldiers also arrested at least 12 people, including two minors.
Television images on Thursday showed locals blocking a nearby highway with burning tires and a semi truck in the wake of the attacks. Local media reported that the protesters blamed the army for starting the incidents, and said a number of minors were still missing.
The clash is the latest chapter in a growing problem for the Mexican government. State-run oil company Pemex [PEMX.UL] says it is losing a record 27,000 barrels per day of gasoline and diesel as criminal gangs have become more involved in oil theft.
(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; editing by Sandra Maler, G Crosse)
Cartel de sinaloa nickname guero has been detain in culiacan sinaloa.
ReplyDeleteHe was mayo zambadas nethew and was close to mini lic. CDS is split big time..
DeleteUnprecedented violence continues to occur within the Mexican states. Lack of respect and stupidity has become a norm for this criminal association.These Modern day bandits with killing intentions are becoming more frequent.
ReplyDeleteThe profits must be very generous to engage in such.
What are the estimated costs of losses which Mexican government officials speculate? Yearly that is?
Can only imagine that such losses will only incurred higher costs for its customers?
Just to many hands in the drug pie . Not enough to go around . Kinda like coyotes . Now and then the population get way out of hand and we have to kill them off .
Delete2:46 "The population" does not have the technical expertise to tap pipelines, the pipes to transport the siphoned oil, or the US contacts to sell the oil to.
DeleteYou can google "oil companies that buy pirated mexican oil" speciallyin tejas, they also help moving it through the border, but some is sold in mexican gas stations, I garras tee you the population does not have refineries to process crude oils either, but the population gets thinned all the time, no excuses needed.
Drug traffickers are one different operation of the mexican government, also in cahoots with US interests combined with european partners, because, who would want the europeans nosing around the many crimes aginst humanity committed by LatinAmerican satrapies with US help against their peoples?.
--It is very telling that 1 000 mexican army soldiers cut and ran when confronted by a bunch of oil thieves, "after getting 2 soldiers killed",
--it is also very telling that the mexican armies of 1 000 soldiers with helicopters came back to have 2 more casualties in spite of the thieves having children to shield themselves from mexican army fire,
--this shit smells like another mexican army mass murder...
I can see your point of view 4:15 pm.
DeleteFunny how thousands of soldiers are implemented for such activities when cities are burning and killings are occurring at alarming rates.
Guess priorities are not appropriately applied by government to its citizens. Rather to its vested interest partners and ones pockets.
I said we'd eventually see human shields being used. And it came 2 be. Every tactic will be used on both sides. - Sol Prendido
Delete5:56 in Tlatlaya and Tanhuato, human shields were used between the bullets and the walls or the grundy where the victims of the mexican armies and policia judicial were murdered.
DeleteWhat goes around fomes around, there are a lot of "human shields" around, waiting for someone to use them wisely.
We will also start 2 see more execution videos with children. Borderland Beat you shouldn't hold back on these. I know many don't want 2 hear this but this is what the enemy is resorting 2. Conflicts will continue worldwide. - Sol Prendido
DeleteThanks Yaqui, or Otis, for posting real events! I appreciate your efforts to report factually, with integrity, for us, the BB readers!
ReplyDeleteCjng and zetas/beltranes are notorious for stealing gas
ReplyDeleteAnd you wonder why such negative comments and opinions are attributed to these individuals!
Delete8:04 I wonder after how many millions are owed them the oil thieves get i.prisoner on the US and their accounts become american bounty for their baad deeds. And then, who would get inside a oil pipe to check for contraband drugs? It don't look like a mexican narco with guns, guarachis and sombrero.
DeleteWhat's happening to Puebla smh
ReplyDeleteSince the "Queen of the princesas de Apisco" ended his mandate, the PRIISTA who ran as a PANISTA, rafael moreno valle, who got his state deep in debt too, and defrauded all he could, he has bn running for presidente, oil taps could be helping his campaign, but he can not protect his oil wells anymó, I doubt private sponsors want to help his ass become president. Of mexico, but hey, he could try and befriend Bladdermir Putin, no?
DeleteThe most impressive thing about this is the shear NUMBER of Military personnel.
ReplyDeleteCheck out that first sentence ........I mean REALLY ? was that really necessary ?
No wonder the people are protesting.
1000 soldiers vs a handful of bad guys ?
10:10 and helicopters, don'cover them up...
DeleteImagine, one platoon 11 soldiers, one section 33 soldiers, 3 corporals, I sargent, what is 1 000 soldiers a company, military zone, how many brigadier ginirals, captains colonels, majors and "litinans", I guess they were short people soldiers from oaxaca starting their service as targets of ridicule.
DeleteThese must have been some tough guys milking pemex pipelines,
I have a hard time milking my crack pipe.
This is a spin-off organization of former Los Zetas. The top people in that gang got busted earlier this year, which was also reported on BB.
ReplyDeleteOil theft is done by all narco gangs and not just Zetas. There is tons of money to ne made in oil theft. All gangsters look towards avenues that give them big money.
DeleteYes, but this particular group in Puebla happens to be former Zetas.
Delete2:50 drug trafficking and oil theft are soo much a part of the money making that pooliticians money makers that they were never about to leave it alone, capisci goomba?
DeleteBBBB ... bbbb ... uuu ... ttt .... but they told me if the US legalized all drugs, Mexico would be a peaceful paradise, since US drug demand drives all violence in MX lindo y querido.
ReplyDeleteDo you realize that the stolen oil is not even a quarter of the profits that the cartels gain by selling drugs?
DeleteViolence may never stop at Mexico, but at least innocent citizens will stop dying because of this stupid drug war that was initiated by the US junkies who aren't even feeling the consequences.
Do you realize that stolen oil, kidnapping, extortion, human trafficking, human smuggling and such is now what many "cartels" devote themselves to exclusively?
DeleteSo 5 May 2017 5:30 PM, U blame the US as the culprit for all the violent happened in all mexico related to drug cartel ? So it was better for the US citizent not to consume drugs..
Delete8:20 there was not anywhere enough drug addiction in all of the US for the greediest of the greedy bastards, even after facking up the French Connection and the eyetalian mobsters, until the US government's rotten rogue agents started their operation Condor and then moved it to el salvador, Honduras and guatemala, no other country has handed more presidential pardons in the world than the US, ask sombody why?
DeleteMajor whining happening again,this has nothing to do with the US,but when did that ever matter,pathetic.
DeleteThe people were shooting at the cops: Everyone in that town is milking the pipes, it's a way of life for them and a shitload of other people in the red triangle.
ReplyDeleteHell, they even have a one of them holy patron saint guys pictured with a gas can in one hand and a hose in the other., I shit you not ! They even sing songs about it.
Makes good sense!
DeleteThing is convincing an estimated 20 % of American population.
DeleteI find it so hard to believe that such citizens could actually adore in some spiritual sense to honor thieves. Moreover to praise such behavior with songs of praise or admiration.
DeleteHas this Mexican society become so belittled with self respect and dignity to condone such behavior? Where once a deep catholic rooted society followed a meaningful way of life.
Hard to comprehend such ignorance.
Then again the world and its citizens have adopted some unforgivable behavior. Where laws and moral values have been under attacked by senseless and irresponsible behavior. Wher rational judgment has no merit.
Unbelievable.
But dude,its still the fault of the US
Delete5:23 if "these few oil thieves" gave so much trouble to the mexican army and their helicoteros, maybe the mexican government should court martial their elements and send them to the fire squad.
Delete8:18 it IS their fault, stop your pantominas mister theresa.
"They" just want to privatize it all by any means necessary...
Yeah blame the Us junkies. I don't see them killing innocents an imigrants to get high. One thing I've learned from living in Mexico an Guatemala is the majority don't take responsibility for their actions. Stealing an corruption is so imbedded in the the countries that it's the norm. As beautiful an full of resources as both are why are they such shit holes. Americans made America what it is today. Mexicans made Mexico what it is today . Guatemalans made Mexico what it is today. It's time everybody starts taking responsibility for their actions . It would be like those as you say US junkies saying it's the dam Mexicans fault I'm a loser cause they supply it.
ReplyDeleteoil is more lucrative, than coke+ice
ReplyDeleteOf course it is 5:34,it's like robbing someone's load,there's no cost for the finished product that's free so almost pure profit and probably a lot safer than robbing a cartel's load.
DeleteEPN sending in TWO thousand more " reinforcements ".
ReplyDeleteNow, now folks the cartels only want their share of the pie. Pemex has had their share of high ranking embezzlements look up Carlos Romero Deschamps see what comes up. Cartels are only doing what politicians do all the time and get away with. Everybody wants a share of Mwxico's treaures.
ReplyDeleteThere was a shootout in edomex. 4 or 5 killed. 3 were police officer and 1 of the crooks. They were robbing a pri office
ReplyDeleteThere was a shootout at chapos new town. The army killed two hitman. Update in edomex. The kills were in 5 total. 3 police officers and 2 crooks who rob the pri office. In reynosa more armed forces are rienforcing. 20 dead in that city of tamaulipas
ReplyDeleteWere the 3 police officers and the 2 crooks robbing the PRI office together or just the 2 crooks?1 can never assume anything in Mexico where everything is a conflict of interest.
ReplyDeleteThey wuz robbing the PRI office together, they kill each other when no money wuz found, epn had been there first...
DeleteThis is Mexico... you raise the price of gas, now pushing $20 pesos for a litre of roja and this is what you get in a country that has a 55 peso minimum wage. All around you, you see folks living well, driving new fancy cars from theft, graft and systemic corruption, while many nearly starve... how can anyone blame the poor for revolting...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.animalpolitico.com/2017/05/operativo-militar-puebla-huachicoleros/
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