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Journal of Strategic Security Journal of Strategic Security Volume 12 Number 4 Article 1 Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Mexico Mexico Nathan P. Jones Sam Houston State University, nxj008@shsu.edu John P. Sullivan Senior Fellow, Small Wars Journal-El Centro, globalwarning1@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss pp. 1-24 Recommended Citation Jones, Nathan P. and Sullivan, John P .. "Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Mexico." This includes an overview of organized crime and cartels in Mexico, a discussion of petroleum theft in the context of Mexico's criminal political economy, a case study of the CSRL (Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima) followed by a discussion of corruption, violence, and economic instability. 62 Jones and Sullivan: Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Mexi Produced by The Berkeley Electronic Press, 2019 16 Scholars such as Vanda Felbab-Brown have also pointed to the importance of long-term institution building and the need for rule of law in Mexico as the only long-term solution. 16 Gulf Cartel and Zeta fuel trade benefited from both cartels' geographic roots near the US-Mexico border and proximity to the massive Burgos Basin, which is rich in petroleum and natural gas condensates, in northeast Mexico. [Extracted from the article]