Crime linked to a crackdown on fuel theft

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The North / Staff

Mexico City (August 6, 2025) - 5:00 a.m.

In Reynosa, less than two weeks ago, federal authorities carried out a massive seizure of 1.8 million liters of fuel theft. Credit: El Norte

The Attorney General's Office delegate in Tamaulipas, Ernesto Cuitláhuac Vázquez, was attacked on Monday with explosives against his vehicle and then executed.

The Attorney General's Office delegate in Tamaulipas, Ernesto Cuitláhuac Vázquez, had his vehicle attacked with explosives on Monday and was later executed. Credit: El Norte

The murder in Reynosa on Monday of the delegate of the Attorney General's Office ( FGR ) in Tamaulipas, Ernesto Cuitláhuac Vázquez Reyna , is allegedly linked to a recent seizure of millions in fuel theft in that border city.