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Navy Captain Named in Tampico Fuel-Smuggling Probe Found Dead in Altamira

SEMAR pledged cooperation during an FGR probe into a Tampico fuel‑smuggling bribery network.

Overview

  • Abraham Jeremías Pérez Ramírez, head of the Altamira Port Protection Unit, was found dead on September 8 in his office, with multiple outlets reporting a suicide citing federal sources.
  • SEMAR confirmed the death, issued condolences to his family and colleagues, and said it will work with authorities to clarify the circumstances.
  • Milenio reported his name appeared in the case file on the so‑called huachicol fiscal scheme, though he did not have an arrest warrant.
  • An exdirector of Tampico customs cooperating with the FGR says he distributed 24.5 million pesos in bribes tied to misdeclared diesel shipments, describing a network known as Los Primos linked to Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna and Rear Admiral Fernando Farías.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed a no‑impunity investigation that began after a ship to Tampico was found carrying diesel despite a noncombustible declaration, with authorities reporting 14 detentions in the case.