FGR Deals 165M-Peso Blow to LP Gas Fuel-Theft Ring in Edomex

Mexico's Attorney General (FGR) dismantled two LP gas fuel-theft cells in the State of Mexico on July 30, detaining 17 people and seizing 47,000 liters of fuel. The operation, carried out jointly with the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR), the National Intelligence Center (CNI), and Pemex Logística, inflicted an economic loss of 165.5 million pesos on the organization led by Cirio "N," known as "Don Checo."

These actions form part of a sustained offensive against the organization, whose leader was arrested in June 2025 along with 31 others following six months of investigation. In April 2026, authorities captured Mauricio "N," who had assumed command after the first arrest, along with six others. The latest raids, carried out across 23 properties in the municipalities of Chimalhuacán, Ecatepec, Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Tecámac, and Tonanitla, targeted Andrés "N," identified as responsible for maintaining day-to-day operations. According to El Financiero, the FGR has prosecuted 407 individuals for hydrocarbon theft between December 2025 and July 15, 2026.

The nerve center of the network was a plot of more than 3,500 square meters in Tecámac, which served as a clandestine fuel-transfer hub. According to Aristegui Noticias, investigators found an illegal tap connected to a Pemex pipeline concealed beneath a dry-box trailer, as well as a tunnel leading to the pipeline to extract LP gas and fill tanker trucks. The organization operated shell gas companies and fitted vehicles with hidden tanks. The FGR noted that the operations systematically targeted every tier of the command structure, from leadership down to logistics. In total, authorities seized 20 properties, firearms, narcotics, cash, semi-trailer trucks, and luxury vehicles.

The dismantlement adds to the 407 hydrocarbon-theft prosecutions launched by the FGR between December 2025 and July 2026, signaling a strategy that pairs sustained intelligence work with simultaneous operational strikes. Investigations continue to identify remaining members of the criminal structure still active in the Valley of Mexico.

This article was drafted with artificial intelligence assistance based on verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.