Mexico Customs Detects 3,109 Fuel Smuggling Cases Amid 4.6 Billion Peso Tax Evasion

Mexico's National Customs Agency identified over 3,000 fuel smuggling cases and 4.6 billion pesos in potential tax evasion between September 2025 and June 2026.

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The detected smuggling operations involved approximately 109.4 million liters of hydrocarbons and represented an estimated tax evasion of 4,600 million pesos. ^[1] The Second Government Report states that between September 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) detected 3,109 cases of potential hydrocarbon smuggling. ^[2] Elements of the Mexican Navy (Semar) and the National Customs Agency (ANAM) detected a shipment of sneakers at the Manzanillo Customs port in Colima, Mexico. ^[3] Following control actions, documentary and physical inspections, authorities identified three shipments that together transported 11,755 pairs of sports footwear presumed to be counterfeit. ^[4] As part of the crackdown, ANAM reported the cancellation of 3,434 digital seals used for invoicing and the filing of 118 criminal complaints. ^[5] The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported initiating 9,459 investigation files related to hydrocarbon crimes during the same period. ^[6] The Mexican Navy (Semar) and the National Customs Agency (ANAM) secured the cargo due to the footwear presenting possible characteristics of being counterfeit. ^[7] The sneakers were identified as originating from China and presented characteristics that suggested they were counterfeit. ^[8]

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The detected smuggling operations involved approximately 109.4 million liters of hydrocarbons and represented an estimated tax evasion of 4,600 million pesos. · El Imparcial

The Second Government Report states that between September 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) detected 3,109 cases of potential hydrocarbon smuggling. · El Imparcial

Elements of the Mexican Navy (Semar) and the National Customs Agency (ANAM) detected a shipment of sneakers at the Manzanillo Customs port in Colima, Mexico. · El Universal

Following control actions, documentary and physical inspections, authorities identified three shipments that together transported 11,755 pairs of sports footwear presumed to be counterfeit. · El Universal

As part of the crackdown, ANAM reported the cancellation of 3,434 digital seals used for invoicing and the filing of 118 criminal complaints. · El Imparcial

The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported initiating 9,459 investigation files related to hydrocarbon crimes during the same period. · El Imparcial

The Mexican Navy (Semar) and the National Customs Agency (ANAM) secured the cargo due to the footwear presenting possible characteristics of being counterfeit. · El Universal

The sneakers were identified as originating from China and presented characteristics that suggested they were counterfeit. · El Universal

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