The Great Acrylonitrile Heist Keeps Mexico on Edge
Mexico faces the looming threat of twin tropical cyclones. In a humanitarian mission, Mexican Air Force planes evacuate citizens from the Gaza Strip. President López Obrador plans to inaugurate the Isthmus of Tehuantepec railroad next year. A vaccination campaign begins for influenza and COVID-19.
A highway heist straight out of a blockbuster movie! Federal authorities and officials from eight Mexican states are warning the public about a daring theft. A truck-trailer loaded with 30.5 tons of acrylonitrile, a toxic substance that could spell doom if inhaled or absorbed, was stolen on the night of October 10 at a toll booth on a federal highway.
The thief made off with a red Kenworth unit, model 2021, right under the authorities' noses at the Jalostotitlán toll booth in Jalisco. Panic buttons were pressed, and Civil Protection authorities raised the alarm in Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Michoacán, and Colima. The National Guard is now hot on the trail, searching for the stolen goods on various highways.
