Mexico Freezes Raúl Rocha Cantú’s Accounts as FGR Probes Alleged Fuel and Arms Network

Overview

• The Financial Intelligence Unit ordered the blocking of bank accounts belonging to Rocha Cantú, the co-owner of the Miss Universe franchise, as part of the ongoing criminal inquiry.
• After a federal judge issued arrest warrants against him and others, Rocha Cantú obtained cooperating‑witness status from the organized crime prosecutors at the end of November.
• The official file alleges weapons entered from Guatemala and that security companies were used to launder proceeds and facilitate sales to groups including La Unión Tepito and the CJNG.
• Intercepted calls describe meetings held aboard a private plane to discuss illicit operations, while investigators did not intercept Rocha Cantú’s own phone and largely rely on third‑party mentions of him.
• The FGR reported the detention of a collaborator identified as a former federal official, and documents reference weekly bribe payments to National Guard elements without naming recipients.