The Gulf Cartel imposed an illegal charge on the huacales in the citrus region of Tamaulipas—the wooden boxes used to transport fruit—and raised their price 150% in the last three years: from 2 to 5 pesos per unit. The same mechanism was denounced in Michoacán since March 2025 by the lemon entrepreneur Bernardo Bravo. According to records of security consultant Alberto Guerrero Baena, the practice has spread to at least eight states of the count…
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The Gulf Cartel imposed an illegal charge on the huacales in the citrus region of Tamaulipas—the wooden boxes used to transport fruit—and raised their price 150% in the last three years: from 2 to 5 pesos per unit. The same mechanism was denounced in Michoacán since March 2025 by the lemon entrepreneur Bernardo Bravo. According to records of security consultant Alberto Guerrero Baena, the practice has spread to at least eight states of the count…