Overview

• ANAM told senators that fewer than 30 customs brokers concentrated control of hydrocarbon contraband, with under 100 brokers handling 90% of operations.
• Authorities reported 7,707 investigation files on huachicol fiscal, including 818 with detainees, 310 cases judicialized, 326 people linked to process, and 78 convictions, along with more than 45 broker patents canceled.
• The draft reform would create a Customs Council, require brokers to ratify licenses every three years, eliminate lifetime patents, and raise fines and sanctions.
• ANAM is developing an interagency digital application to trace imported fuels from entry at customs through storage and gas stations to flag irregular flows.
• Officials said customs collection reached roughly 1.073 trillion pesos through September, about 26% of tax revenue, arguing modernization will strengthen enforcement without new taxes.