Overview
- A federal judge vinculó a proceso retired navy officer Miguel Ángel 'N' on Thursday, October 8, 2026, on charges of organized crime tied to hydrocarbon offenses and confirmed his preventive detention.
- Authorities say the FGR presented phone, witness and documentary evidence that identifies him as a principal operator who recruited naval personnel and placed allegedly corrupt staff inside key maritime customs.
- Prosecutors allege he coordinated with Manuel Roberto and Fernando Farías Laguna as part of a network called 'Los Primos' that moved fuel through the ports of Altamira, Tampico, Guaymas and Ensenada.
- He was arrested in a pre-dawn federal operation in Zapopan on October 2 and flown under heavy security to the Altiplano prison after months on the run and prior legal challenges to his arrest order.
- The six-month complementary investigation gives the FGR time to deepen testimony from protected witnesses, trace financial and phone records, and build cases against other accused customs and naval officials.