López Beltrán denies fuel-smuggling links
Original reporting: UDGTV
What happened
UDGTV reports that Andrés Manuel López Beltrán denied involvement in fuel smuggling and business ties to Jorge Amílcar Olán while seeking Morena’s nomination for a congressional seat in Tabasco.
Reporting and context
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán denied involvement in fuel smuggling on November 3 and accused media figures of organizing a campaign against him and his family. According to UDGTV, the son of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the remarks in a social media broadcast from Tabasco, where he is seeking Morena’s nomination for a federal congressional seat in 2027.
López Beltrán rejected reports linking him to customs irregularities and alleged approaches to maritime authorities. He said he had never spoken with any Navy Ministry official, either directly, by telephone or through any other channel.
UDGTV reported that he also denied business ties or complicity with contractor Jorge Amílcar Olán, who has been named in press reports about public contracts for strategic infrastructure and health purchases. Reading a clarification issued in July 2024, López Beltrán said his family had never recommended or intervened for a person or company to obtain public contracts or funding.
He accused businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego and journalists Carlos Loret de Mola and Ramón Alberto Garza of coordinating what he described as a smear campaign. He also alleged that a person detained in Argentina who had mentioned him was offered immunity by FBI agents to testify against Mexico’s government and his family. Those assertions were part of López Beltrán’s account in the broadcast.
The report places his remarks amid community visits in Tabasco’s District 6 ahead of the 2027 election. It also says his U.S. visa was revoked in August, a decision he characterized as political retaliation.
Original reporting: UDGTV.