Fueling Organized Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Thefts

Battiston, Giacomo; Daniele, Gianmarco; Moglie, Marco Le; Pinotti, Paolo

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“…The fierce battle for territory among the state and drug traffickers has driven organized crime groups to diversify their business into several other crimes, including extracting natural resources (Herrera and Martinez-Alvarez 2022). Drug trafficking organizations have become heavily involved in the lucrative business of oil theft, known as huachicol in Mexico, by exploiting their deals with authorities and smuggling routes, known as plazas (Battiston et al 2022;Coscia and Gutiérrez-Romero 2023;Jones and Sullivan 2019). These criminal organizations hire technical experts to drill holes in the oil pipelines that cross the country to extract gasoline and diesel (Alonso Berbotto and Chainey 2021).…”

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Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime

Gutiérrez-Romero¹,

Iturbe²

2023

WIDER Working Paper

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Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime

Gutiérrez-Romero¹,

Iturbe²

2023

WIDER Working Paper

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Hidden drivers of violence diffusion: Evidence from illegal oil siphoning in Mexico

Cruz¹,

Torrens²

2023

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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Oil Theft, Energy Security and Energy Transition in Mexico

2023

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Oil theft refers to the exploitation of crude oil or refined petroleum products for criminal purposes. In Mexico, oil theft—referred to as huachicolero—is endemic and widespread. By framing it within the energy security and transition context, this paper offers a new perspective on the problem of oil theft in Mexico. Focusing on crude oil and refined petroleum, the paper demonstrates that Mexico’s energy security—as framed around the 4As (availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptance)—has deteriorated over the past decade. Application of the 4As framework in the Mexican context shows that the increasing frequency of oil theft has contributed to this deterioration. The proposed solution to the energy security and oil theft problems is centred on Mexico moving from gasoline and diesel to electrification in the transportation sector. The paper demonstrates that, while transport electrification in Mexico has been lagging behind other countries, recent developments in the country point to growing momentum among the country’s political and business elites, in tandem with US partners, in support for the energy transition. Areas where further emphasis should be placed to accelerate Mexico’s energy transition in the transportation sector are identified. Finally, the feasibility of and potential limitations associated with implementing the transition are evaluated.

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Fueling Organized Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Thefts

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime

Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime

Hidden drivers of violence diffusion: Evidence from illegal oil siphoning in Mexico

Oil Theft, Energy Security and Energy Transition in Mexico

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