MXThe Mexican Attorney General's Office (FGR) alleges that Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto and Rear Admiral Fernando Farías Laguna, political cousins of former Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán, were involved in a corrupt network known as 'Los Primos' that facilitated illegal fuel smuggling ('huachicol fiscal') through manipulation of personnel appointments, promotions, and transfers within maritime customs authorities. The FGR claims these individuals infiltrated strategic areas of Mexico’s National Customs Administration (ANAM) and the Navy to ensure illicit fuel imports. Evidence was uncovered during an inspection of a warehouse rented by one of the suspects in Mexico City, where luxury items, confidential documents, classified security information, and unregistered weapons were seized. The case was originally reported by Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda to Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, and remains a priority for federal security agencies under current Navy Secretary Raymundo Morale.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the corruption scandal as a systemic issue involving high-ranking military officials and their families, emphasizing the role of the current administration in addressing it. While it presents factual allegations from the FGR, the emphasis on the ongoing investigation and the claim
