Fuel smuggling
Mexico pushes for deportation or extradition of Navy ex-admiral Fernando ‘N’ arrested in Argentina
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Following the April 23-24 arrest of Fernando Farías Laguna—former Navy rear admiral and nephew of ex-Secretary Rafael Ojeda—in Buenos Aires with a fake Guatemalan passport, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed efforts for his deportation or extradition over fuel smuggling charges. Argentine authorities and Mexican Navy hailed the capture amid the ongoing Semar Huachicol probe.
Fernando ‘N’, a Navy rear admiral and nephew of former Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda, was detained in Argentina on April 23 for alleged involvement in a fuel smuggling scheme. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch reported he faces an arrest warrant for organized crime related to hydrocarbon offenses and has an Interpol red notice. Authorities seized a fake Guatemalan passport during the arrest.