Mexico is opening up to private gasoline retailers after decades of a closed national market. But here’s a problem: Gangs are making off with fuel, and loose laws and corruption are letting it happen.
Mexico is opening up to private gasoline retailers after decades of a closed national market. But here’s a problem: Gangs are making off with fuel, and loose laws and corruption are letting it happen.
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Economics
Mexico loses millions of dollars daily to fuel theft
GlobalPost
October 17, 2016
Mexico is opening up to private gasoline retailers after decades of a closed national market. But here’s a problem: Gangs are making off with fuel, and loose laws and corruption are letting it happen.