Argentina’s government sent to Mexico a Mexican Navy vice admiral wanted for his alleged role in a fuel smuggling conspiracy that is believed to include some of the country’s top military brass and politicians at the highest levels.
\n\nThis week, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced the extradition of Mexican Navy Vice Admiral Fernando Laguna Farias, who was in police custody in Argentina. According to Mexican authorities, Laguna Farias is wanted in Mexico in connection with ongoing fuel smuggling investigations connected to various criminal organizations, including Cartel Jalisco New Generation and the Gulf Cartel.
\n\nReporting by Breitbart Texas has also linked the case to top military and naval brass, as well as the country’s political elite, including the sons of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
\n\nAs Breitbart Texas has reported, the fuel smuggling conspiracy is referred to as “huachicol fiscal,” where criminal organizations would steal large amounts of fuel and, with the help of Mexican government officials, move that fuel out of the country, where the fuel would be laundered on paper to make it seem like the fuel was purchased and then smuggled back into Mexico. To get through customs, smuggling organizations would use false documents claiming the…
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