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Mexico - October 2025
Fuel smuggling scandal engulfs navy
Mexico’s navy has taken on an increasingly important role in helping authorities combat organised crime over the past two decades, becoming one of the country’s most trusted institutions in the process. Under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), the navy ministry (Semar) obtained yet more duties, including taking control of customs at maritime ports. It is this latest function that has landed the navy at the centre of a growing corruption scandal. On 7 September authorities announced the arrest of 14 individuals, including five active marines, in relation to a fuel smuggling ring. The scandal has pointed to corruption at the very heart of Semar, shattering the institution’s image of incorruptibility and casting serious doubt on López Obrador’s decision to assign civilian duties such as customs to the military.
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