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In Villa Elisa there are several clandestine fuel deposits that operate in private homes. Neighbors denounced this practice but received threats from the milking mafia that has been operating in the residential area for more than a decade.
The burned warehouse Villa Elisalocated in the middle of a residential neighborhood, exposed what is an open secret: the milking mafia route, with clandestine deposits located in private homes.
The lawyer Stephanie Careagaa resident of the city of Villa Elisa, told the Universo and Ñanduti radio stations that they filed several complaints about the milking of fuel and the deposits that work in some homes in that area.
“I received many anonymous complaints from fuel milking points. This type of situation worries, in some cases there are underground fuel storage placesthere are service stations every one block and the Petropar plant is in Villa Elisa”, he explained.
The citizen assured that the complaints were brought to the Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Industry, MADES and the Municipality, but they had no response to their claims. He said that it is a lie when local authorities say that they were unaware of this dangerous practice installed in the city.
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He maintained that the clandestine fuel deposits in Villa Elisa are time bomb, taking into account that they do not meet the requirements for the sale of hydrocarbons and the neighbors may be the most affected in the event of a fire, such as the one that occurred on Tuesday night.
Careaga commented that there are five identified neighborhoods that would be the most affected in Villa Elisa. However, he assured that there are more points in the area. “It is a bit difficult to quantify because there is a lot of fear due to the threats we have received since we denounced it,” he said.
“There is one (a deposit) in the Gloria Maria neighborhood which is where the explosion occurred last December. another in the neighborhood beautiful villageanother in the neighborhood San Juan that exploded yesterday and another one is in the neighborhood Center. There are five well-identified points but we believe there are more. When you talk to the neighbors, they mention other points that have been in force for at least ten years,” she said.
