Overview

• Almirante Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles said it was difficult to accept the misconduct but impermissible to stay silent, asserting the Navy put the case before the law and public scrutiny.
• The remarks were delivered during the Independence Day civic‑military event in Mexico City in the presence of President Claudia Sheinbaum and senior officials.
• Authorities have reported about 14 detentions, including marines, businesspeople and civilians, tied to a fiscal huachicol network operating through ports and customs in Tamaulipas.
• Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said investigators were asked to probe all potentially implicated Navy personnel without distinctions or protections.
• The inquiry traces back to the March seizure of the tanker Challenge Procyon, and media have reported alleged links to relatives of former Navy chief Rafael Ojeda Durán and to arms and drug trafficking, which have not been confirmed in court.