There are 5,128 complaints of fuel theft.

In the last year, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has filed at least 5,128 complaints for hydrocarbon theft through illegal tapping, better known as "huachicol," resulting in losses of up to 946,234,304 pesos.

In response to information request 330023825001247, the Transparency Unit of Petróleos Mexicanos detailed that these complaints have been filed from May 2024 to May 2025, with the states of Hidalgo, with 888, Puebla (637), the State of Mexico (561), Nuevo León (521), Guanajuato (511), Tamaulipas (465) Baja California (308) and Veracruz (245), where 65% of these complaints are concentrated.

However, the information provided by Pemex shows that the greatest economic damage is not in the states with the most complaints. Baja California, with 668,259,182 pesos; Chihuahua, with 98,615,498 pesos; and the State of Mexico, with 84,345,765 pesos, are the states where the greatest economic loss is observed.

Followed by Tamaulipas, with 32,840,457 pesos; Nuevo León, with 16,762,784 pesos; Oaxaca, with 15,227,230 pesos; and Guanajuato, with 11,601,249 pesos.

Meanwhile, in Hidalgo and Puebla, the states with the most complaints, no economic losses are reported. This same situation exists in the states of Tlaxcala, Coahuila, Sonora, San Luis Potosí, Durango, and Campeche, where despite having complaints, no losses have been recorded.

According to information provided by Petróleos Mexicanos, a complaint may consist of one or more illegal taps, while "the damages are recovered once the damages appraisal report is issued; therefore, it is noted that the damages in criminal matters are the economic damage or loss suffered."

When questioned about the magnitude of losses from fuel theft in the country, Pemex's Logistics and Strategic Safeguarding Directorate argued that it records the amount of losses caused by the crime, not the actual amount of losses from fuel theft.

However, Petróleos Mexicanos also provided information on the estimated costs of shutting down illegal taps between January and April 2025, which amount to 227,789,135 pesos.