Cancun, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) has called out a gas station in Cancun as the national leader in diesel overcharging, with a price of 28.48 pesos per liter.
During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference, Profeco chief Iván Escalante Ruiz presented the weekly fuel price monitoring report, highlighting stations that comply with the government’s price agreement and those that exceed it.
Escalante noted that 80% of service stations across the country keep diesel below 27 pesos per liter as part of a pact between the government and the fuel sector. However, the Cancun station — identified as Lagas, located on Avenida Mayapán — was charging 28.48 pesos per liter, with a profit margin of 2.74 pesos per liter, the highest in the country.
“This week, the company that sold diesel the most expensive was Lagas, in the southeast region,” Escalante said.
The official added that in border areas, diesel prices remain below 25.39 pesos per liter thanks to an 8% VAT rate.
Profeco said it will continue verification operations and weekly price publications to provide transparent information to consumers and promote greater competition in the fuel market.
