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Mexico Customs Seizes 1.224 Billion Pesos in Goods at Lázaro Cárdenas Port

Authorities opened administrative cases against 18 companies over alleged evasion schemes.

Overview

  • ANAM’s two-week August operation conducted 834 recognitions and 383 transport verifications, evaluating 123 containers at the Michoacán port.
  • Officials embargoed more than 10.699 million cigarette packs and seized 13 kilograms of fentanyl and 151 kilograms of methamphetamine.
  • Textiles and footwear accounted for most of the appraised value, with roughly 654 million pesos in textiles and over 506 million in footwear, plus tools and furniture.
  • Proceedings include PAMAS and embargo actions tied to suspected misuse of trade-promotion programs such as IMMEX, with interagency coordination involving SHCP and the Economy Ministry.
  • ANAM reports year-to-date totals exceeding 2,000 million pesos in contraband seizures and about 61 million liters of irregular fuel as part of an escalated enforcement campaign.