Overview
- Prosecutors are pursuing cause 325/2025 with charges that include organized crime, money laundering, tax fraud and corruption tied to alleged huachicol fiscal operations.
- Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna was arrested on September 2 and is linked to process at the Altiplano, while his brother Fernando lost a judicial suspension on October 2 and has an initial hearing set for October 20.
- Financial forensics say Manuel Roberto declared 12.17 million pesos in Semar salary from 2020 to 2024 yet made large cash payments, a 2019 home purchase, insurance deposits worth 1,002,234.07 UDIS and a separate deposit of one million dollars.
- Analysts report Fernando’s spending outpaced his payroll income by 5.67 million pesos in 2023–2024, note luxury purchases and life‑insurance funding, and say he reported business activity without issuing tax invoices.
- Investigators cite more than 39,000 communications tied to Manuel Roberto and 28,000 for Fernando near ports and customs such as Tampico, Altamira, Dos Bocas and Guaymas, and allege influence over customs postings to move fuel without paying taxes within a broader network of marines, ex‑customs officials and businesspeople.