A tunnel containing equipment for extracting hydrocarbons has been discovered in Nuevo León; it connected a building to a Pemex pipeline.

The special prosecutor for investigations into relevant matters and spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office (FGR), Ulises Lara López, reported that a tunnel with extraction equipment was found in Nuevo León. The tunnel connected a building to a Pemex pipeline and was being used for fuel theft. In a message on social media, the official stated that agents from the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) located this tunnel-like excavation at the facilities of the Pemex storage and dispatch terminal (TAD) in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León. He indicated that, during inspections of the site, federal agents identified that the tunnel connected to an adjacent building located on the old road to Villas de García, in that municipality. A tunnel with extraction equipment was seized in Nuevo León (05/11/2026). Photo: Special. Also read: Judge acquits 9 Semar officers accused of forced disappearance; CNDH asks the Disciplinary Tribunal to investigate. Subsequently, federal authorities went to the building, where they executed a search warrant, which confirmed that the tunnel connected this property to the Pemex 18-inch pipeline. "Inside the excavation, equipment used for the illicit extraction of hydrocarbons was found, including a nipple welded to the pipeline, a quick-closing valve, a threading tool, and a high-pressure hose." "During the operation, it was determined that the building had been used for the storage of hydrocarbons, as it had offices, common areas, tractor-trailer trucks, tanker trucks, and various containers, all of which were seized." A tunnel with extraction equipment was seized in Nuevo León (05/11/2026). Photo: Special. Also read: Armed Forces reaffirm "absolute loyalty" to Sheinbaum; "we will continue walking together with the institutions," they say. "Similarly, personnel from the Federal Ministerial Police of the AIC, together with the authorities, located a maritime metal container inside which the access to the tunnel was hidden, thus confirming the connection between the searched building and the Pemex Santa Catarina facilities," Lara López emphasized. He added that, as a result of these actions, in addition to the building and the tunnel, officers seized approximately 205,418 liters of hydrocarbons, 23 tractor-trailer trucks, 10 tanker trucks, a crane, seven enclosed trailers, three vehicles, a maritime metal container, a cubitank, a barrel, two containers, various bags of sand, construction tools, various documents, and a cell phone. The spokesperson for the FGR emphasized that efforts to combat fuel theft are being strengthened and reaffirmed his commitment to working in a coordinated manner with the Security Cabinet to prevent the activities of criminal organizations that affect energy security and the national heritage. A tunnel with extraction equipment was seized in Nuevo León (05/11/2026). Photo: Special. This operation involved personnel from the FGR, in coordination with members of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the Secretariat for Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Secretariat of National Defense (Defensa), the National Guard (GN), and the State Police of Nuevo León. Join our channel! EL UNIVERSAL is now on Whatsapp! From your mobile device, find out about the most important news of the day, opinion articles, entertainment, trends, and more. aov/rmlgv