Farías Lagunas transferred to Mexico after Argentina expulsion

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ZETA Tijuana reports that Prosecutor General Ernestina Godoy confirmed the transfer of former public official Fernando Farías Lagunas from Argentina to Mexico in a case involving an alleged maritime “fiscal huachicol” network. Godoy said the investigation began in 2024 with information provided by the Navy and expanded after authorities seized a vessel carrying eight million liters of fuel in Altamira in March 2025 and a second, similar shipment in Ensenada. The FGR says the network allegedly misclassified fuel as oils or additives to avoid taxes.

According to Godoy, investigators reconstructed a scheme involving tanker vessels, customs agents and public servants. The fuel was allegedly moved through companies that appeared legally established and then distributed to service stations or used in money laundering. The FGR says the investigation covers Baja California, Tamaulipas, Colima, Sonora and Mexico City. Godoy said 15 other people, including 12 former public servants, had been arrested and that authorities seized 86 tanker trucks, 29 fuel trailers and three properties.

Farías Lagunas was arrested in Argentina on April 23 after entering with a Guatemalan passport under another name, according to the report. After Mexico requested extradition, Argentina issued an expulsion agreement, and Mexican federal agents transported him to Mexico. ZETA Tijuana said he was expected to enter El Altiplano and appear before a control judge. Godoy also said prosecutors were seeking warrants for other alleged participants in six states. These details are attributed to the FGR and the source report.