Retired Mexican general to be extradited for alleged role in gas theft, B.C. court rules
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled a retired Mexican general will be extradited to his home country in order to face charges that he covered up gas theft by organized criminal groups.
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![FILE PHOTO: A policeman inspects barrels containing stolen diesel fuel, stored in a tire repair shop, during an operation in the municipality of Apodaca, neighboring Monterrey July 4, 2011. More than 100 oil workers and contractors hired by Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex have aided criminal gangs stealing millions of barrels of fuel over the past decade, a document obtained by Reuters shows. The corrupt workers collaborate with crime gangs, some with links to powerful drug cartels, to hijack tanker trucks or siphon gas, crude oil and jet fuel out of tens of thousands of miles of pipelines snaking across Mexico. Picture taken July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Josue Gonzalez/File Photo - RC1A4022A9F0 A man wearing a black facemask examines a series of gas canisters with holes on them.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4967886.1714449970!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mexico-oil-theft.jpg)
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled a retired Mexican general will be extradited to his home country in order to face charges that he covered up gas theft by organized criminal groups.