‘Not That I Know Of’: Sheinbaum Says Mexico Isn’t Investigating AMLO’s Son Andy López Beltrán After NYT Reports 2 U.S. Agencies Are Reviewing Fuel-Smuggling Allegations
“Not that I know of.” That was Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s answer on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, when asked whether Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) is investigating Andrés Manuel “Andy” López Beltrán, son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). The question came a day after The New York Times reported that two U.S. security agencies are reviewing allegations linking him to organized crime and fuel smuggling, according to El Financiero and Expansión Política.
What the New York Times reported
According to Expansión Política and El Financiero, which summarized the Times report published Sept. 29, at least two U.S. security agencies are looking at allegations about López Beltrán’s possible ties to organized crime and to “huachicol fiscal,” Mexico’s term for fuel smuggled into the country disguised to dodge import taxes. The Times cited five people with direct knowledge of the reviews.
The same report says no formal proceedings have been opened and that López Beltrán has not been formally accused of any crime. El Financiero reported that intermediaries for López Beltrán tried to reach U.S. law enforcement officials this year, but no formal conversations took place. The Times did not name the two agencies, according to Expansión.
The report comes about six weeks after López Beltrán said, on Aug. 13, that the U.S. had revoked his visa. He called that a political decision by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau, El Informador reported. He has denied any involvement in criminal activity.
Sheinbaum: no formal investigation
At her morning press conference, Sheinbaum said: “Not that I know of. The Prosecutor’s Office would have to report it, but we have no knowledge of it,” El Financiero reported. She pointed out that the Times story itself says no formal investigation exists and that its sources spoke anonymously, La Silla Rota reported. She also questioned the reporter’s track record, citing an earlier Times story about fentanyl being cooked in a home kitchen in Culiacán.
Grupo Fórmula’s report on Sheinbaum’s response:
A congressional run and immunity
El Financiero reported that López Beltrán stepped down as Morena’s secretary of organization to seek a federal congressional nomination in Tabasco. A seat in Congress would give him immunity from prosecution, known as fuero.
Sources
- El Financiero, “Sheinbaum niega que FGR ‘tenga en la mira’ a Andy López por supuesta investigación de EU: ‘Que sepa, no’,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- El Financiero, “EU va por ‘Andy’ López: Dos agencias investigan acusaciones de huachicoleo, dice el NYT,” Sept. 29, 2026.
- Expansión Política, “EU analiza señalamientos contra Andy López Beltrán por crimen organizado y huachicol,” Sept. 29, 2026.
- El Informador (María Orozco), “¿Por qué ‘Andy’ López Beltrán está bajo la mira en Estados Unidos?,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- La Silla Rota (Luis Ramos Chavero), “Sheinbaum responde a NYT: no se investiga a Andy López Beltrán,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- Video: Grupo Fórmula, “Sheinbaum duda del NYT tras señalamientos contra Andy López Beltrán.”
- Photos: Cuartoscuro/Mario Jasso and Cuartoscuro, via Expansión Política.
Reported Sept. 30, 2026, from the Mexican news reports listed above, which summarize The New York Times’ Sept. 29 report; The Narco Blog has not independently confirmed the Times’ sources. Andrés Manuel López Beltrán has not been charged with any crime in Mexico or the United States, no formal U.S. investigation has been reported, and he denies any wrongdoing.