Mexico's presidential jet sold to Tajikistan, in latest twist to political saga

Mexico's Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexican development bank Banobras director Jorge Mendoza and Ernesto Prieto are seen aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the presidential plane used by his predecessor Enrique Pena Nieto, as they announce it was acquired by the Tajikistan government, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 20, 2023. Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's presidential jet has been sold to Tajikistan, the government said on Thursday, seemingly closing the final chapter on a political saga that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador used repeatedly to assail the excesses of his predecessors.

Lopez Obrador announced in a post on Twitter that the agreed sale price for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner used by his predecessor Enrique Peña Nieto - but never by him - was about 1.66 billion pesos, or about $92 million.