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Industry peers and law enforcement in West Texas (WTX) are aware of a recent increase in organized criminal activity inclusive of violent crimes, gang activity and oil field thefts in and around WTX operational areas. Specifically, regional law enforcement and the FBI advised that gang members emanating from Cuba and Venezuela are organizing and working in concert to commit thefts within the Permian Basin. These individuals and groups are armed, violent in nature and will not hesitate to use force.

Crimes associated with these groups include the theft of oil, diesel fuel, copper wire, and catalyst elements. Recent incidents have also included two assaults by water haulers who were attempting to steal oil from WTX oilfield sites. After the thieves were observed by witnesses who drove up to investigate, the thieves attempted to use their vehicles to run the witnesses off the road. In another incident, a thief, acting as a spotter and following a water hauler who had stolen oil, also attempted to run a witness off the road. There have been numerous reports of second vehicles acting as spotters for water haulers committing oil thefts.

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EXCLUSIVE: Texas-based oil company issued a memo to employees warning them about security concerns from violent migrant gangs.

The gangs are allegedly attacking oil workers and attempting to steal oil, fuel, and copper from oil fields in Texas. pic.twitter.com/LeTDz2USya

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 5, 2024

normalhorn said:

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I can vouch that this is a real issue.

3 clients have had run ins, sabotage and stolen oil loads in the past 3 months. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, at minimum. And rattled oil pumpers.

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Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:

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Happened to us in Reagan County where I work. There is a TON of Cuban truck drivers in the oil field. They haul water mainly from my experience. While they are picking up loads of water they are also scouting for loads of oil to steal. SWD owners are in on this too, because they get to keep any oil cut they separate off the water in their gun barrel so they have a way to "wash" the stolen oil so to speak.

Also our security team caught some Cubans stealing copper off a pad yesterday. This was a brand new giant spool. They had hauled a skid steer in to the lease to load it up.

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TxAgLaw03RW said:

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They have an enclave in Dallas as well:

https://dallasexpress.com/crime/venezuelan-gang-terrorizes-north-dallas-neighborhood/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Venezuelan%20Gang%20Terrorizes%20North%20Dallas%20Neighborhood&utm_campaign=09%2005%2024%20Newsletter

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An L of an Ag said:

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Deputize the roughnecks. Problem solved.

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Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:

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We fixed the keg said:

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An L of an Ag said:

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Deputize the roughnecks. Problem solved.

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They are already well armed and not prone to putting up with BS. Throw a case of beer per head and this quickly becomes a non-issue.

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This isn't the 80's Permian Basin of old, there is random vehicle checks performed all the time. Nobody is trying to lose their job over a gun in a vehicle that I know that works in the patch, drilling or production side.

Besides, they wouldn't ever encounter a roughneck while stealing loads of oil from a tank battery. They would most likely encounter a lease operator/pumper checking their tank levels and surface equipment at their tank battery.

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RulesForTheeNotForMe said:

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Truly curious, where does one take a stolen oil load? It's not like you can just run to the nearest pawn shop

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Tumble Weed said:

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normalhorn said:

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I can vouch that this is a real issue.

3 clients have had run ins, sabotage and stolen oil loads in the past 3 months. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, at minimum. And rattled oil pumpers.

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What counties did this occur?

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Kraft Punk said:

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This is not a smart approach from the baby maduros

The roughnecks in west Texas all carry, and they'd love nothing more than to send Kamala's prized illegals to meet their maker



Their gonna learn real quick the stupid **** they do in Libtopias doesn't fly out there

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FCBlitz said:

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Kraft Punk said:

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This is not a smart approach from the baby maduros

The roughnecks in west Texas all carry, and they'd love nothing more than to send Kamala's prized illegals to meet their maker



Their gonna learn real quick the stupid **** they do in Libtopias doesn't fly out there

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There will be a new form of hunting going on.

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normalhorn said:

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Tumble Weed said:

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normalhorn said:

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I can vouch that this is a real issue.

3 clients have had run ins, sabotage and stolen oil loads in the past 3 months. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, at minimum. And rattled oil pumpers.

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What counties did this occur?

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As for where they take a truck full of oil, that's competely unknown.

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