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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 08:09 AM
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Mexico says $250 million in oil stolen in 4 months
Mexican officials say increasingly sophisticated gangs stole about 20,000 barrels per day of oil products from government facilities in the first four months of 2011. The stolen oil was worth about $250 million.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NT8P000.htm
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geckosfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 08:16 AM
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1. I have it in my garage.
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 09:30 AM
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2. From a hidden cam at the scene
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 10:07 AM
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3. Sophisticated my ass.
They are just plain incompetent with their security.
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NickB79 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 10:36 AM
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4. What exactly do you do with 20,000 barrels a day of unrefined crude?
Are there refineries willing to buy black-market crude, either in Mexico or the US? How do you even transport that much for that long without being detected?
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 10:42 AM
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5. By paying someone off, obviously. nt
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