Overview
- Morelia police located the cylinder in a nearby vacant lot a day after it was taken from the El Retiro well in Colonia Dr. Miguel Silva González.
- Officers secured the area and turned the container over to Morelia’s Municipal Civil Protection and Fire Department for specialized handling.
- The federal security ministry issued an urgent alert through the national civil protection agency to Colima, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Estado de México and Guerrero to support the search.
- Authorities identified the cylinder as gray aluminum, 68‑kilogram capacity, serial number 7107830Y, with roughly half its contents remaining.
- Officials reported no injuries and said public‑safety advisories and the criminal investigation into the theft remain active.