Overview
- Mexican outlets and former national director Martha Cristiana report that Jorge Figueroa and other staff were detained in Bangkok during a police operation.
- In a video posted Nov. 11, Figueroa denied any arrest, called the stories “fake news,” and said he remains at work in Thailand.
- Coverage attributes the investigation to a complaint by Thai organizer Nawat Itsaragrisil alleging a sponsor linked to illegal online gambling.
- Several reports describe police detaining Mexican workers at their workplace or during breakfast, though officials have not confirmed details.
- Miss Universe Organization condemned Itsaragrisil’s treatment of Mexico’s contestant Fátima Bosch and reduced his role, as separate allegations by contestant Michelle Domínguez accuse Figueroa of abuse.