07 January 2011

MEXICO: 45 Pemex Employees Fired For Gang Ties To Fuel Thefts.

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  With 72 investigations still underway, Pemex officials have fired 45 employees over their suspected links to gangs that steal fuel from pipelines.
   Theft of fuel from Pemex pipelines, known as “milking,” is common with individuals and organized crime groups.