Overview

• Federal officials report cumulative damage near 600,000 million pesos from the huachicol fiscal scheme, with more than 16,000 complaints and 102 active actions filed with the Attorney General’s Office.
• Hacienda notes an annual increase of over 200,000 million pesos in customs revenue partly tied to the crackdown, while customs brokers have not yet faced court cases, and proposed reforms would toughen penalties and allow pretrial detention for invoice fraud.
• This year’s enforcement has included major seizures: about 10 million liters of diesel from a Texas tanker in Tampico, 15 million liters in rail tank cars in Coahuila, 3 million liters in Tabasco, and 1 million liters at clandestine sites in Veracruz.
• Proceso reports that hundreds of Navy and Army personnel are under investigation, with a core group of roughly 15 senior commanders linked to customs posts, a development that could carry political risks for the Sheinbaum administration.
• A new analysis cited by Excélsior finds the U.S.–Mexico diesel export–import gap peaked in 2021 and 2024, suggesting elevated contraband volumes and estimating a six‑year fiscal impact of about $6.7 billion.