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Mexico Expands Huachicol Fiscal Probe With Jalisco Raid and Formal Charges

President Sheinbaum has vowed probes at every government level to root out shell companies fueling the network under US import permits.

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El tráfico ilegal de combustible desde Estados Unidos hacia México, también conocido como “huachicol fiscal”, se ha convertido en una red estructurada que involucra complicidades, permisos legales y omisiones de autoridades. Foto: Especial
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Overview

  • Security forces in Jalisco seized 19,330 liters of contraband fuel along with vehicles and hoses but made no arrests.
  • Prosecutors from the Fiscalía General de la República have opened criminal investigations against firms linked to illicit imports.
  • Early July raids in Coahuila intercepted 129 railway tankers carrying 15.48 million liters of undocumented fuel.
  • Sheinbaum has pledged that no officials will be shielded as investigators advance probes across federal, state and local agencies.
  • The government is urging US authorities to identify any citizens involved in exporting unauthorized hydrocarbons.