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FGR Says Naval Captain Found Dead Was Not Linked to Fuel-Smuggling Probe, 14 Bound Over in Case

Officials framed the investigation as a test of zero impunity with the Navy cooperating under court supervision.

Overview

  • Semar confirmed Capt. Abraham Jeremías Pérez Ramírez was found dead at the Altamira port security unit, with media reporting it as an apparent suicide; he had no arrest warrant though his name appeared in case files.
  • Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said the death was a personal matter and stated the officer was not linked to any of the federal cases being pursued in the fuel-contraband probe.
  • A federal judge bound 14 suspects to process after an overnight hearing, ordered preventive detention for most, and set a six‑month complementary investigation period.
  • The 14 include five active marines, one retired marine, three businesspeople and five customs officials; Viceadmiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna is detained, while other targets remain outside the country.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed condolences, defended the Navy’s institutional role and vowed zero impunity; authorities also clarified the captain’s death is not connected to the August killing of the FGR delegate in Tamaulipas.