MEXICO CITY, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 05th Aug, 2026) Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they dismantled four clandestine oil refineries and seized almost one million litres (6,300 barrels) of petroleum derivatives.
These illegal processing centres were located in the central states of San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo and Morelos.
For years, organised crime gangs in Mexico have engaged in fuel smuggling, siphoning hydrocarbons from the pipelines and installations of the partially state-owned oil company Pemex.
Smuggling cost Pemex around US$530 million in the first half of 2026, 20 percent more than in the same period last year.
