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	Podcast:		The Documentary
	Episode:		Praying for petrol
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:49:23
	Publish Date:		2019-06-08 14:00:00
	Description:		In a country infamous for its drug cartels, Mexico has another booming black market - petrol. Starting out as just a few individuals tapping lines to sell to their local communities, petrol theft has now attracted the heavyweights of organised crime who see the appeal in peddling a product that is used by more of the population, and that does not even need to cross a border to be sold. Yet, as the government and gas company Pemex race to find a way to stop the fuel thieves, known throughout Mexico as huachicoleros, there is more evolving than confrontation.
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