Overview
- Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna sent a fourth letter Wednesday asking President Claudia Sheinbaum to order the Navy to release records he says are vital to his defense.
- Farías says he has sought specific investigative steps since November 7, 2025 through the federal prosecutor, yet the Navy refused by citing national security and possible harm to the state.
- He remains in preventive detention at El Altiplano since September 2, 2025 under case 325/2025 on organized crime and hydrocarbon charges.
- The case grew from a March 2025 seizure of 10 million liters on the ship Challenge Procyon and broader claims of “huachicol fiscal,” a tax dodge that brings refined fuel into ports with false papers.
- He also says the Navy dismissed him on December 18, 2025 before any conviction, which he argues cut off his pay and family medical care.