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Mexico Detains Vice Admiral and Ex-Port Official in Huachicol Probe After Massive Diesel Seizure

The coordinated case grew out of a March Tampico seizure of 10 million liters of diesel, with a Sunday briefing promised on charges and evidence.

El vicealmirante Manuel Roberto Farías era encargado de la zona de Puerto Vallarta y es señalado por delitos como huachicol fiscal, es decir ingreso de combustible robado por aduanas marítimas. | Especial
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Overview

  • Omar García Harfuch said federal forces executed arrest warrants for business executives and public servants tied to the illicit fuel market.
  • Detention records and media reports identify Vicealmirante Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna and former ASIPONA Tampico finance director Francisco Javier Antonio Martínez among those in custody.
  • Press accounts cite eight detainees in total—six men and two women—who were placed before a federal judge after their arrests.
  • Men were transferred to the Altiplano prison and women to a federal facility in Hermosillo, according to reports, as the investigation by SEMAR, FGR and SSPC continues.
  • Authorities link the arrests to evidence from March that included a vessel and 10 million liters of diesel, and they scheduled a news conference for Sunday at 11:00 a.m.