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State policemen take pictures following the explosion of a petrol pipeline caused by fuel theft, in Acatzingo, Puebla State, on March 7, 2017. photo: JOSE CASTANARES/AFP/Getty Images


Mexican City for Fuel Thieves

Mexican City for Fuel Thieves

by | Jun 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Along the lettuce and onion fields in Puebla State in central Mexico, a different kind of thieves who steel fuel dominate the area. Locally, they are known as “huachicoleros”. In line with these activities, a local popular culture merged with the...