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Diesel fuel smuggling from Mexico swells Texas border loss
Customs investigators in Brownsville describe a growing diesel smuggling ring across the Texas border. Thousands of gallons cross daily, with profits up to $1.30 a gallon, prompting state losses of about $5 to $6 million yearly. Smaller smugglers use hidden tanks in cars and boats, complicating enforcement as authorities pursue larger rings and note risks to engines from lower quality Mexican fuel.
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New York Times
Brownsville
Texas
Don Cunningham
Henry Posio
Laredo
United States
Posio
Cunningham
Gulf of Mexico
Tony Proffitt
Texas State Controller’s Office
Proffitt