"El Loco" Téllez: how a gas pipe driver has become a formidable huachicolero who hits Puebla

The crime area has expanded. Oscar García, "El Loco", Tellez, leader of the huachicolero, sought to operate outside his barracks in San Martín Texmelucan and it widened by a route of more than 45 kilometers, from Cuauhtenancingo to Tlahuapan, Puebla, where it crosses Coronango and San Matías Tlancaleca.

It is in these municipalities where, in addition, it is dedicated to drug trafficking, there has been a "war" between criminal groups to take the place.

Recently, On March 1st, the body of four strangled and beaten men was found. One of them has been identified as Ángel "El Pelón" Villegas, leader of a criminal organization. Beside the corpses, there was a sign where the "Loco" Téllez was threatened, that he would be the next murdered, and It was signed by the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

At the same time, the inhabitants of the area known as "La Purísima", the district where Téllez is present, were warned Do not leave home at night to avoid the homicides of innocent people. Although this information has not been confirmed by the authorities.

In addition, on Wednesday, March 6, a family transported by Santa Rita Tlahuapan in a red car was attacked with firearms, where three adults and three children were injured. They were interned in a private hospital for their safety.

Two days later, in the same municipality, an automobile warehouse was set on fire. Nine vehicles were burned. Unofficially, local media reported that it was an organized crime attack because the owner of the property was linked to illegal work.

But the growing power of Oscar García Téllez has not been easy to fight. In April of last year, the Ministry of Public Security designated him as one of those responsible for the wave of violence that hit Puebla.

In the region of San Martín Texmelucan, where is the huachicolero barracks, Crimes rose 91% in the first quarter of 2018 and a 257% increase in the number of investigations on undue death records compared to January, February and March 2017.

On two occasions, the Mexican authorities, including the Federal Police and the Gendarmerie, They tried to carry out operations to capture Téllez but they never managed to solve them.

The people who support Téllez are one of its main obstacles. In April 2018, The army tried to search the settlement of La Purisima, but the settlers attacked the authorities with sticks and stones.so they could not get in.

On September 19, 2018, the Mexican government was informed of the Location and transport of the leader huachicolero. An express operation has been launched for their capture, but they never managed to locate it.

The origin of "Loco" Téllez

Oscar García is dedicated to LP pipe transportation. Knowing how it works and how it is transported, He made a leap in his work and decided to devote himself to illegal acts. Assailed the gas and the piperos.

For these crimes, he was captured in 2013 and imprisoned in Tlaxcala.. Three years later, he was released and resumed his criminal life. He returned to Texmelucan in Puebla and started with the theft of oil. On the basis of violence, fighting and shooting aimed at establishing "control of their area", In one year, he managed to form a group of more than 50 people who stole fuel throughout the Pemex pipeline.