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Widespread Gas Shortage In Mexico As Government Tries To Thwart Fuel Thieves

The country's new president says $3 billion worth of fuel was stolen from the state-owned oil company last year.
People line up to buy gasoline at a gas station in Morelia, Michoacan, on Jan. 8. Michaocan is one of several Mexican states where fuel shortages have been reported.

Drop by drop, gallon by gallon, thieves have been draining the pipelines and coffers of the Mexican government.

Last year, worth of fuel was stolen from Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company, according to the country's new president. But a crackdown by President Andrés Manuel

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