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Weekly Report - 11 September 2025 (WR-25-36)
MEXICO: Navy hit by fuel smuggling scandal
The dismantling of a fuel smuggling network has pointed to corruption at the heart of Mexico’s navy ministry (Semar), held up by previous governments as a bastion of incorruptibility. The operation saw the arrests of 14 people involved in ‘huachicol fiscal’, where fuel is smuggled through customs by passing it off as another type of duty-free product. Among those arrested were six former and active members of Semar, which took over control of port customs under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024). With investigations ongoing and more arrests likely, the operation looks set to harm the reputation of the navy and raise serious questions around López Obrador’s decision to hand the navy responsibilities outside of its traditional remit.
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