Questions are growing over Mexico's announcement of a record seizure of 59 million liters of suspected smuggled fuel after authorities acknowledged they are still determining ownership, legality and traceability of the hydrocarbons, and despite the absence of any arrests.
Federal and state authorities announced on September 17 that they had secured 59 million liters of "presumed hydrocarbons" at a fuel storage and distribution terminal in La Fragua, Guanajuato. State Security Secretary Juan Mauro González Martínez described it as "59 million liters of presumed hydrocarbons secured in a single operation," making it the largest fuel seizure reported in recent years.
