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Senate Reviews Customs-Law Overhaul as Officials Detail Crackdown on ‘Huachicol Fiscal’

Officials argue the overhaul will curb fuel‑contraband networks through stricter oversight using digital traceability.

Overview

  • Senate committees heard SHCP, SAT and ANAM and circulated a supportive draft, with senators signaling a committee vote Tuesday and a plenary vote targeted for Wednesday.
  • ANAM reported more than 45 customs-broker licenses canceled, 818 investigations with detainees and 6,889 without, over 310 cases judicialized, 326 people linked to process and at least 78 sentenced.
  • Investigators said fewer than 30 agents concentrated most hydrocarbon contraband and that under 100 agents handle 90% of operations, citing irregularities detected in Pantaco, Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas.
  • The bill creates a Consejo Aduanero including Hacienda, SAT, ANAM and the Anticorruption Secretariat, ends lifetime patents by shifting to 20‑year licenses with triennial certifications and raises penalties.
  • ANAM is building a fuel‑traceability app with SENER, SEMAR, SEDENA, PROFECO and SAT, and asserts the fiscal‑fuel scheme has been contained as Hacienda frames the reform as a way to lift revenue without new taxes.