Overview

• On July 9, Muñoz Luévano publicly rejected any link to the Ramos Arizpe hydrocarbon confiscation and blamed Los Jaguares, Coahuila’s tactical police unit, for protecting the smuggling network.
• He produced a document from Mexico’s federal organized crime prosecutor (FEMDO) confirming he faces no ongoing fuel-theft investigations.
• Federal agents carried out the Ramos Arizpe operation in early July after uncovering a diversion scheme that siphoned 15 million liters of fuel through false invoicing.
• Muñoz pleaded guilty in Texas in 2019 to laundering money for Los Zetas and now serves as a protected witness in U.S. corruption probes.
• His accusations highlight persistent concerns over local law enforcement corruption and the scale of ‘huachicol fiscal’ operations in northern Mexico.