It is the largest operation carried out against the smuggling of articles in Mexico
More than 3 million articles with an estimated value of 320 million pesos were seized through the coordination of the Ministry of Economy and the Government of Baja California
With the objective of protecting the industry, as well as Mexican workers, Operation Clean-up was implemented in Baja California, in a historic joint deployment between the Federal Ministry of Economy and the Government of Baja California, in which the greatest results were obtained against smuggling and illicit merchandise in Mexico.
Operation Clean-up has been implemented in Mexico City, Sonora, Coahuila, and now in Baja California, as part of a strategy promoted by the Government of Mexico, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, to prevent the transfer of contraband and pirated merchandise.
The Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, recognized the work of the Government of Baja California in this operation.
“It is one of the most important operations that has been carried out in Mexico, there are more than three million pieces, remember that when we started there were around 300 thousand articles, we are already at three million,” said Secretary Ebrard, in a press conference.
“It is very interesting that as we go north the number of goods and products increases. They are illegal goods that are violating all the norms that you want, those of civil protection, the provisions that have to do with labeling, intellectual property, industrial property and we are not going to allow it,” he added.
The governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, said that from Baja California they reiterate all the support to President Claudia Sheinbaum, to combat smuggling and illegal goods.
The state leader reported that inspections were carried out in two important establishments in Ensenada, in a space of 18 thousand square meters, managing to secure 3 million articles with an estimated value of 320 million pesos, which are presumed to have been illegally brought into the country.
The deployment in Ensenada was coordinated by Carlos Candelaria, head of the Prospective, Planning and Evaluation Unit of the federal Ministry of Economy, and Alfredo Álvarez Cárdenas, head of the General Secretariat of Government of Baja California.
371 elements from different agencies participated, deploying 190 units. This joint effort included the National Guard, the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the General Secretariat of Government of Baja California, State Civil Protection, SAT-BC, Cofepris, Public Security of Ensenada, Movilidad BC, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Baja California, among others.
“Operation Clean-up” seeks to safeguard the textile, shoe and toy industries, among others, as well as the jobs they generate for Mexican workers. In the last 18 months, the textile industry has lost more than 70 thousand jobs due to smuggling and piracy.
Finally, the governor stated that all relevant judicial alternatives will be evaluated to determine the appropriate legal actions for companies that have not complied with Mexican regulations, through the corresponding agencies.
Source: gob
