By Stefanie Eschenbacher

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s top prosecutor said on Sunday that authorities have so far detained 14 people suspected to be involved in the illicit trade of fuels, reiterating that more actions would follow as new information comes to light.

On March 19, authorities seized a petroleum tanker in the Port of Tampico, together with nearly 63,000 barrels of diesel it was carrying, as well as containers and vehicles for its transport and storage.

The tanker, Challenge Procyon, had arrived from the United States, LSEG tanker-tracking data showed.

Mexican authorities said then that it was carrying diesel on which a special tax was due on import; instead, it had been declared to customs as a petrochemical exempt from the tax.

“This seizure is one of the largest in r

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