Overview
- The Décimo Primero District Court in Mexico City granted Fernando Farías Laguna a provisional suspension that pauses his arrest, gives him access to the case file, and warns the protection will be revoked if he fails to appear as ordered.
- Farías, still a fugitive, must present himself before control judge Mario Martínez Elizondo at the Altiplano court within three days under an arrest order issued on August 19 that also targets other marines and customs officials.
- At least 11 defendants, including Viceadmiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, are already linked to process and held in preventive custody for organized crime and hydrocarbon offenses tied to the unloading of 31–32 vessels in Altamira and Tampico.
- Investigative records describe a sprawling scheme under FGR scrutiny that could involve at least 555 companies operating through Mexican customs across multiple ports.
- Former federal judge Anuar González Hemadi was arrested as legal representative of Mefra Fletes after March searches seized about 8.9 million liters of diesel and transport units labeled with that firm.