"El Huaso" for Borderland Beat
A string of arrests linked to milk theft in Guanajuato showcases the adaptability of organized crime rings in the state, expanding far beyond traditional organized crime activity. The trend also is notable for it's similarity in methods to fuel theft in region, a major criminal economy for at least two decades.
On January 31, two men were arrested by police in La Calera, where they were caught extracting milk from a pipe to sell on the black market. Inside a storage warehouse, authorities located various jugs, containers, and a siphon for stealing milk.
On February 5, in Santa Rosa Plan de Ayala, Leon, authorities arrested another two men at a clandestine storage facility. Authorities seized a hose, jugs, tractor, and a tanker truck loaded with 34,000 liters of milk.
According to NMas, the suspects were stealing milk in the countryside and diluting with water, before taking it to facilities to package and sell the milk.
These thefts are strikingly similar to fuel theft in Guanajuato, where theives will pierce state Pemex pipelines to siphon fuel for resale to gas stations and roadside stands.
In response to the trend of milk theft, Irapuato police have increased patrols.
Sources: Periodico Correo, Guanajuato Police Press report, Nmas Noticias
Wow!
ReplyDeleteMexicans will steal ANYTHING.
I’d expect milk thiefs and goat stealing from sinaloa but from Gto ? Come on Guanajuato
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ReplyDeleteAnimo Sicarios !
ReplyDeleteEl patron has made it clear anyone stealing milk in Sinaloa will recieve 50 tablazos with a tactical tabla.