Inside the fuel‑smuggling network that brought down two Mexican Navy officers

Manuel Roberto and Fernando Farías Laguna were high-ranking officers in the Mexican Navy. Although they were brothers, within the Navy, they were referred to as “Los Primos” — The Cousins. This was perhaps because they were nephews by marriage of Rafael Ojeda Durán, who served as secretary of the navy under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Their connection to such a powerful figure helped propel their rapid rise: despite their youth, Manuel Roberto reached the rank of vice admiral and Fernando became a rear admiral.

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