CJNG’s U.S. Oil Pipeline: How Stolen Mexican Fuel Enters American Markets
Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc
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Show Notes
On today’s episode, Katarina explores how fuel theft—known as huachicol—has evolved from a local criminal tactic into a multinational enterprise with direct links to U.S. ports, businesses, and national security. As Mexico’s CJNG cartel diversifies beyond drugs, stolen crude oil and diesel have become major revenue sources, flowing from Pemex pipelines into the American energy market through a network of corrupt officials, shell companies, and fraudulent shipping manifests.
Borderland is an IRONCLAD Original
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