Investigation Links Maya Govt Contractors to Fuel Smuggling Ring

Mexican anti-corruption group reveals government contracts in Quintana Roo awarded to firms linked to a fuel smuggling network.

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The Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) identified 'Tabasco Capital' as a company used to invoice illicitly obtained hydrocarbons. ^[1] The government of Quintana Roo and its municipalities awarded more than 150 million pesos in contracts during 2023 and 2024 to companies linked to a fuel smuggling network. ^[2] Investigation documents show 'Tabasco Capital' shared addresses, partners, administrators, or representatives with Construindustrial and de Servicios SIMMA, which won public contracts in Quintana Roo. ^[3] The investigation documented transfers from 'Tabasco Capital' to Jacobo Reyes León, known as 'El Yeicob', an operator of the smuggling network linked to Rocha Cantú. ^[4] Federal agents seized documents from Tabasco Capital during a raid on February 22, 2025, in Querétaro, as part of an investigation into the fuel smuggling network. ^[5] MCCI documented connections between the recipient companies and Tabasco Capital through shared residential addresses and individuals who held positions in multiple firms. ^[6]

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The Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) identified 'Tabasco Capital' as a company used to invoice illicitly obtained hydrocarbons. · Vanguardia

The government of Quintana Roo and its municipalities awarded more than 150 million pesos in contracts during 2023 and 2024 to companies linked to a fuel smuggling network. · Vanguardia

Investigation documents show 'Tabasco Capital' shared addresses, partners, administrators, or representatives with Construindustrial and de Servicios SIMMA, which won public contracts in Quintana Roo. · Vanguardia

The investigation documented transfers from 'Tabasco Capital' to Jacobo Reyes León, known as 'El Yeicob', an operator of the smuggling network linked to Rocha Cantú. · Vanguardia

Federal agents seized documents from Tabasco Capital during a raid on February 22, 2025, in Querétaro, as part of an investigation into the fuel smuggling network. · El Imparcial

MCCI documented connections between the recipient companies and Tabasco Capital through shared residential addresses and individuals who held positions in multiple firms. · El Imparcial

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