Sheinbaum says fuel smuggling is ‘over’ in Mexico: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped

President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated her administration's stance on the recent revocation of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's son Andres Manuel López Beltrán's U.S. visa. During a morning press conference, Sheinbaum firmly stated that Beltrán was never a focus of authorities regarding huachicol fiscal, the illicit fuel smuggling scheme. She also emphasized that the visa cancellation is a purely political matter, an act of interference in Mexico's decision-making process.

The opposition, lacking a clear plan for the country, has seized on the visa revocation to criticize the government, according to Sheinbaum. She further accused the opposition of using the revocation to attack her administration's "project" and to discredit it through the barrage of criticism from conservative pundits and media outlets.

President Sheinbaum also assured that her administration has made significant strides in combating huachicol fiscal, stating that the illicit fuel smuggling activity is "practically over" thanks to increased interventions in customs and a series of arrests. However, she noted that government critics are more interested in using the revocation of Morena officials' U.S. visas to attack the government rather than acknowledging the progress made in addressing huachicol fiscal.