Overview

• The case stems from the March 19 inspection of the tanker Challenge Procyon in Tampico, which carried nearly 10 million liters of diesel misdeclared as petrochemicals.
• Authorities report 14 arrests, including Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, five active marines, former customs officials and business figures linked to illicit fuel imports.
• A federal judge linked Farías Laguna and other marines to organized-crime proceedings, while prosecutors allege the network enabled 31 illegal fuel unloadings at Altamira and Tampico between April 2024 and March 2025.
• Investigators executed raids that seized more than 190 containers, tractors and trailers, and added about 20 individuals and companies to the financial blocklist for irregular operations.
• The Navy reported the death of captain Abraham Jeremías Pérez Ramírez shortly after the arrests, opposition leaders called to extend the probe to past policy decisions, President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed no impunity and described the tariff-misclassification scheme, and MCCI reporting highlighted alleged private-sector links that Adán Augusto López denied.