Overview

• On July 18, Omar García Harfuch publicly dismissed Reforma’s report that the navy or federal prosecutors had shielded Cirio Sergio “Don Checo”’s fuel theft network
• He highlighted six months of coordinated investigations by SSPC, Semar and FGR that dismantled the criminal organization without any collusion evidence
• June 29 raids in Mexico City, Estado de México and Querétaro resulted in 32 arrests and the seizure of 16 million pesos, 21 tractor-trailers, eight fuel tankers, storage containers and exotic animals
• Intercepted communications revealed weekly 25,000-peso payments from “Don Checo” to Pemex officials and an advance tip-off from FGR about a planned search
• Authorities say probes continue with key operators in custody and operational results under review as institutional integrity remains defended