### [2026-08-20](/feed/2026/08/20/index.md) ##### 2025 Mexican fuel smuggling scandal # Argentina deports a Mexican Rear Admiral accused of leading a fuel-smuggling network inside the Mexican Navy to Mexico after the Mexican government withdraws its extradition request. He is taken to the Altiplano maximum-security prison, where his brother and alleged co-leader, Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, is also imprisoned. ### Sources: 1. [Infobae in Spanish](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/08/21/fgr-revela-la-operacion-de-la-red-de-huachicol-fiscal-integrada-por-los-hermanos-farias-laguna/) ### Changes: 1. Argentina deports Rear Admiral Fernando Farías Laguna, accused of leading a fuel-smuggling network inside the Mexican Navy, to Mexico after the Mexican government withdraws its extradition request. He is taken to the Altiplano maximum-security prison, where his brother and alleged co-leader, Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, is also imprisoned. ([https:--www.infobae.com-mexico-2026-08-21-fgr-revela-la-operacion-de-la-red-de-huachicol-fiscal-integrada-por-los-hermanos-farias-laguna- Infobae]) _2026-08-21 14:01:06 (First version)_ 1. Argentina deports a Mexican Rear Admiral accused of leading a fuel-smuggling network inside the Mexican Navy to Mexico after the Mexican government withdraws its extradition request. He is taken to the Altiplano maximum-security prison, where his brother and alleged co-leader, Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, is also imprisoned. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, leaves one gunman killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operation in the zone to secure the area and search for the remaining attackers. ](/feed/2026/08/12/a-failed-attack-against-the-tayoltita-airfield-in-san-dimas-municipality-durango-mexico-leaves-one-gunman-killed-and.md) _Context: Mexico_ 2. 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[The Supreme Court of Argentina approves the extradition of businessman Fred Machado to the United States, where he faces federal charges on drug trafficking and money laundering. ](/feed/2025/10/7/the-supreme-court-of-argentina-approves-the-extradition-of-businessman-fred-machado-to-the-united-states-where-he-faces.md) _Context: Argentina, extradition_ 10. [At least four people are shot dead in a mechanical workshop in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. This is the second massacre this week in the state, the other in Perote, which left three workers dead and one wounded. ](/feed/2025/02/28/at-least-four-people-are-shot-dead-in-a-mechanical-workshop-in-coatzacoalcos-veracruz-mexico-this-is-the-second-massa.md) _Context: Mexico_