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The Other Oil War: Inside the Cartels’ Multi-Billion Dollar Fuel Industry
Fuel theft has become the cartels' second-biggest business — draining billions from Mexico's treasury, seeping into US supply chains, and outpacing every crackdown Washington and Mexico City can mount.
Micky Braeger • July 25, 2026
Fuel theft has become the cartels' second-biggest business — draining billions from Mexico's treasury, seeping into US supply chains, and outpacing every.
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