How Fuel Theft Drives Mexico’s Violence Epidemic Fuel theft has become a catalyst for some of Mexico’s worst violence. Fuel theft gangs must use force to control territory close to pipelines and other oil infrastructure in order to access fuel supplies. Turf disputes commonly spark conflicts between rival groups. As huachicol has expanded into one of the country's largest criminal economies, it has also become one of the deadliest, with citizens, police, and oil workers caught in the cr...
