Cross-Border Fuel Smuggling Case: L.E. International Fuel Supply

Mexican authorities recently seized 750,000 liters of illicit fuel at the Tamaulipas border (Matamoros/Nuevo Laredo). Reporting by El Universal identified the company L.E. International Fuel Supply, S.A. de C.V., owned by U.S. nationals, as responsible for the seized shipment. 🔗 El Universal report Our open-source review links this entity to multiple red flags: RFC: LIF1707192M8 LEI: 894500D5XJSUVG5CI312 Incorporation: July 19, 2017, Mexico City (Registro Público de Comercio) CRE Permit: H/23438/COM/2020 — revoked by regulators for non-use in 2025 Addresses: Pedregal 24, Polanco; Campos Elíseos 400, Polanco; Av. Ávila Camacho 76, CDMX U.S. Affiliate: L. Energy International, LLC (Houston, TX), 10000 Memorial Dr., Suite 400 👉 IMSS filings confirm the company had active employees with logistics, accounting, and engineering backgrounds. Several of these individuals publicly list themselves as working with L. Energy International in Houston, tightening the link between the Mexican and U.S. operations. ⚠️ Key Risk Indicators: Involvement in illegal cross-border fuel imports. CRE permit revoked for failure to comply with regulatory requirements. Rapid turnover of legal representatives in Mexico, noted in press reports. This case underscores how combining open-source intelligence (corporate registries, permits, IMSS data, LinkedIn traces) with investigative journalism exposes illicit networks hidden behind seemingly legitimate fuel companies.