Mexico’s top security official Omar Garcia Harfuch confirmed that last week’s “historic” cartel fuel seizure was not what they led people to believe.
\n\nAccording to Harfuch, the raid at the facility took place two weeks before it was announced to the media, and after the scandal, the regional delegate for the Attorney General’s Office, Juan Francisco Vera, was removed from his post. Harfuch revealed that the regional delegation and state authorities carried out the raid, not any of the FGR’s specialized crime units. Harfuch also admitted the case had not confirmed that the fuel was, in fact, huachicol, as they had initially claimed.
\n\nThe admission confirmed a report by Breitbart Texas revealing that Mexican authorities had raided a legitimate oil storage facility with valid permits and a history of government contracts, and not a clandestine cartel operation. Mexican news outlets have since pointed to the raid possibly having been an attempt by corrupt officials to extort the oil company. The case fell apart under scrutiny.
\n\nThe report by Breitbart Texas revealed that Mexico’s government was manufacturing raids and seizures in an attempt to divert attention and relieve some pressure from the U.S. government. The United States is pressuring Mexico to…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
