Overview

• Omar García Harfuch announced arrests of three businessmen, five active marines, one retired marine and five former customs officials tied to illicit fuel imports.
• Vice Adm. Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna was detained on September 2 in Sonora in connection with the scheme, with officials noting his family link to former Navy chief Rafael Ojeda.
• Semar, the FGR and the SSPC executed warrants in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Mexico City, with the UIF tracing suspicious financial flows and adding 20 people and entities to the blocked list.
• The case stems from the Challenge Procyon’s March arrival from the U.S. with diesel misdeclared as additives, after which authorities also seized about 190 containers, trucks, weapons and records.
• Officials said the inquiry continues with possible further arrests, as Semar pledged zero tolerance, Harfuch underscored that individual misconduct does not define the Navy and Gertz Manero said Ojeda requested the probe.