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Mexico Files 43 Criminal Complaints Over Short Fuel Sales in Gas-Station Crackdown

Officials tie the enforcement to a gasoline price-stabilization strategy credited with lowering regular fuel costs by up to 4% since February.

Overview

  • Profeco and ASEA said the complaints stem from an extraordinary verification of 230 service stations that concluded on December 16 and whose results were released on December 20.
  • Profeco immobilized 780 measuring instruments after detecting irregularities, including the sale of incomplete liters of fuel.
  • ASEA ordered the temporary total closure of 161 stations for environmental noncompliance uncovered during the inspections.
  • Routine verifications will continue, with authorities pledging sanctions or new referrals if fresh violations are found, and consumers are urged to report anomalies and consult a virtual map of fair-price stations.
  • The campaign sits within a voluntary cap of 24 pesos per liter for regular gasoline, with regional data showing price declines up to 4% and the Southeast still above 24 pesos due to logistics.