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Mexican Customs Seize 554,000 Cartons of Cigarettes Disguised as Lamps

Mexican Navy and Customs intercepted a shipment of 554,000 cartons of cigarettes declared as lamps in Lázaro Cárdenas.

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The Mexican Navy and the Mexican Customs Agency intercepted a shipment of 554,000 cartons of cigarettes at the Lázaro Cárdenas Customs office in Michoacán. [1] The Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) detected 3,109 cases of fiscal smuggling involving hydrocarbons between September 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. [2] The cargo was transported in a container that was officially declared to contain lamps but was found to contain cigarettes during physical inspection. [3] The Mexican Navy and Customs Agency stated in a joint communiqué that the seized merchandise is equivalent to 11.88 million cigarettes. [4] The detected smuggling cases involved an estimated tax evasion of 4.6 billion pesos. [5] The total volume of hydrocarbons involved in the detected smuggling cases was 109.4 million liters. [6] The seized cigarettes were subject to provisional measures to prevent their free circulation while the corresponding procedure is developed. [7]
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  1. The Mexican Navy and the Mexican Customs Agency intercepted a shipment of 554,000 cartons of cigarettes at the Lázaro Cárdenas Customs office in Michoacán. · Excélsior
  2. The Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) detected 3,109 cases of fiscal smuggling involving hydrocarbons between September 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. · EL NORTE
  3. The cargo was transported in a container that was officially declared to contain lamps but was found to contain cigarettes during physical inspection. · Excélsior
  4. The Mexican Navy and Customs Agency stated in a joint communiqué that the seized merchandise is equivalent to 11.88 million cigarettes. · Excélsior
  5. The detected smuggling cases involved an estimated tax evasion of 4.6 billion pesos. · EL NORTE
  6. The total volume of hydrocarbons involved in the detected smuggling cases was 109.4 million liters. · EL NORTE
  7. The seized cigarettes were subject to provisional measures to prevent their free circulation while the corresponding procedure is developed. · Excélsior
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