New problems reported for car imports at the US-Mexico border

Here's a report out of the Federal Gob. in Mexico City:

"Rules changing due to bribes and fraud and 18 brokers involved."

"The federal government and the Judicial Power of the Federation are investigating a network of influence peddling that   imports vehicles   to Mexico,   where officials were involved various Service Tax Administration, Customs chiefs,   judges, magistrates,   legislators and PRI leaders".

Among companies are: Cristi Automotive,  Caoman Business Group,  Business Group Yamve,  Autotrack Imports,  Cars YMC,  A & B Automotive,  Voltok,  Arturo Tovar Ortiz SA de CV,  and Perea Ramirez Pastor SA de CV.

Another nine are represented or linked to the customs agent Roberto Ruiz Armas, as Goga Automotive,  Alfa Agro,  Kikis Cars and Automotive Adrey.

We communicate daily with the man in charge of all nationalizing for UCD throughout Mexico who speaks and / or meets with Aduana several times a week.  "

http://www.sdpnoticias.com/nacional/2014/07/07/funcionarios-federales-operan-red-de-trafico-de-autos-chocolate



There are other internet reports this afternoon, that  Aduana has  stopped processing  permanent imports   of US and Canadian cars at  some  US-Mexico border crossings for the  next 3 days,  but I have not found any official Gob. de Mexico confirmations of this.    

People planning to permanently import their cars may want to check with their brokers or facilitators how their processes are working with these latest events.  

Each local facilitator inside Mexico chooses a broker to use at the border to process "paper-only" permanent imports,   so some people getting "paper-only" imports may not be affected by this,  if their facilitator's broker  is not part of this sweep.

The Federal Government charging  "judges" and "magistrates"  points to possible problems with some amparos (special temporary restraining orders that are issued by individual judges).  

These amparos  are  (were)  special temporary legal orders that brokers pay to have a judge issue that temporarily waive some parts of the Ley Aduanera  that allow  people to do  "paper only" imports without driving to the border.


Without a valid amparo,  the "paper-only" imports stop,   until or unless someone pays to have a judge issue another one.

Hope no one here is caught in this latest twist.

Snowyco/yucalandia,I found your posts on the Sonia Diaz thread regarding vehicle importation on ToB today interesting ,it was so interesting that it got locked up...

Missed you today, Chris

Yeah, Jim had to drink his beer AND yours. Whatta guy!

Jim it sounds like everybody had a great time,sorry I missed it.
Have a great time fishing,I'll be looking forward to the tall tales,oops,I mean the fishing report.