Vendors of stolen gasoline outnumber gas stations 4 to 1 on México-Querétaro

Published on Friday, May 27, 2022

Illegal vendors operate in full view of passing motorists

There are 64 points at which stolen fuel can be bought on the Mexico City-Querétaro highway compared to just 15 gas stations, according to a count by the newspaper Reforma.

Vendors of stolen fuel set up makeshift distribution points on the side of the highway where they sell 25 liters of gasoline for 13 pesos (US $0.66) a liter, a discount of over 40% compared to gas station prices. They also sell 25-liter containers of diesel at similar discounts.

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