Overview

• ANAM reports the August 13–24 operation at Lázaro Cárdenas yielded the administration’s single biggest seizure after 834 recognitions and 383 verification orders.
• The haul included more than 506 million pesos in footwear, 654 million in textiles, nearly 62 million in tools, over half a million in furniture, and over 10 million packs of cigarettes.
• Authorities also intercepted narcotics in the Michoacán action, including 13 kilograms of fentanyl and 151 kilograms of methamphetamine.
• For 2025 to date, ANAM cites more than 2,000 million pesos in contraband seized and roughly 61 million liters of irregular fuel detected across multiple sites, with cases involving under-declared tanker volumes in ports such as Tampico and Ensenada.
• Investigative files are being opened against companies identified as mostly Mexican importers of goods largely from China, with 16 procedural irregularities flagged, 18 firms identified for irregular operations, and actions coordinated with commerce chambers and the Secretaría de Economía.