Huachicolero

In Mexico, a huachicolero or guachicolero is a person dedicated to the theft and illicit sale of motor fuel (primarily petrol and diesel) and adulterated alcoholic beverages.[1] Fuel theft has been on the increase in the country in recent years.[2][3]

  1. ^ "¿Cuál es el origen y uso de la palabra huachicolero?" (in Spanish). Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Fuel theft increased by 52.6% in Mexico". El Universal. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Number of fossil fuel thefts in Mexico by state 2016 | Statistic". Statista. Retrieved 19 January 2019.