The scandal shook one of the most important institutions in Mexico, following the arrest of 14 people related to fuel smuggling, including Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farias Laguna, nephew-in-law of former Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Duran, and now with the apparent suicide of Captain ship and head of the Altamira Port Protection Unit, Abraham Jeremias Perez Ramirez.

According to authorities in Mexico, Perez Ramirez was found dead in his offices on September 8 after the man was mentioned by the former director of Tampico Customs for alleged bribes in a fraud network or fiscal huachicol.

According to information from the agency, Captain Abraham Jeremias Perez Ramirez, head of the Altamira Port Protection Unit, was found dead inside the port and according to sources the case was confirmed as suicide.

"The Secretariat of the Navy-Mexican Navy deeply regrets the sensitive death of one of its members, in the state of Tamaulipas," the agency published in a message on the social network X.

"The institution extends its deepest condolences and solidarity to his family, friends and colleagues, reiterating that they will be provided with all necessary support and that which is required by law. Likewise, we reiterate our collaboration with the competent authorities for the full clarification of the facts,” he added.

Without an arrest warrant against him, it was revealed that Perez Ramirez was involved in the investigation that involves high-ranking officers, including Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farias Laguna.

Even the head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) of Mexico, Omar Garcia Harfuch, reported that arrest warrants were executed against three businessmen, five active sailors, one retired sailor, and five former customs officials.

In addition, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, promised “zero impunity” in the case for which 14 people involved in fuel smuggling were arrested,following the seizure of 10 million liters of hydrocarbons in the state of Tamaulipas last March.

"What is very important is the commitment to zero impunity. When a situation is found that is evident, a network of corruption and illicit activities, what must be done is zero impunity and arrest all those involved," the president said.

Last March, Mexican authorities seized 10 million liters of seized hydrocarbons in the same Mexican state of Tamaulipas, in northeastern Mexico. Then, at the end of July, they seized 1.8 million liters of illegal hydrocarbons and a property, also in Tamaulipas.