MÉRIDA, Yucatan — A major corruption scandal is engulfing the administration of Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena following revelations that his government awarded massive, highly questionable fuel contracts totaling over 882 million pesos ($48 million USD) to a company from neighboring Quintana Roo.
An investigation published by Sol Yucatán reveals that from the very first day of the current state administration, the government heavily favored a firm registered as “Servicios Ecológicos Parador Turístico,” which operates commercially under the well-known brand Full Gas. Headquartered in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, the company was originally founded in 2015 by Jesús Abraham Montoya Melo and Jesús Salgado Naime with a meager initial capital of just 50,000 pesos.
According to official data, the company had captured very little business in Yucatan prior to the current administration, securing only two minor public contracts worth less than 3 million pesos up until October 1, 2024. The sudden explosion to an 882-million-peso allocation has raised massive red flags among transparency advocates.
Local auditors point out that the volume of fuel covered under the contract—roughly 54,000 liters—raises serious skepticism about whether state dependencies, including the Ministry of Rural Development could realistically consume such a large amount.
Adding to the controversy, the public contracts signed by the Yucatan state government and Full Gas have reportedly been removed from Mexico’s National Transparency Platform (PNT), making it impossible for the public to inspect their scope, terms, or legal compliance.
While established local distributors like Megasur, G500, and Combustibles de Yucatán maintain multiple active supply agreements with the state, none have received payouts anywhere near the astronomical sums granted to the Quintana Roo-based firm, fueling allegations of deliberate favoritism and systemic diversion of public funds.
Source: Sol Yucatán
