Thievery of oil leads to 100,000 Mexicans without water.

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 determined push to slow cigarette sales has increased prices and so made them even more attractive to thieves.

The price oil has also spiralled in recent years and it too is now becoming a target of thieves.

Attempts at thievery frequently go wrong, as was the case when attempts were made to illegally tap into an oil pipeline in Mexico.

Yes, things did go wrong as this story - “Oil spill leaves 100,000 Mexicans without water” – in The West Australian explains.