Pedro Hernández Calderón arrested in US for alleged luxury watch trafficking

Pedro Hernández Calderón, a 45-year-old former professional Mexican goalkeeper, has been arrested in Texas for his alleged involvement in an international trafficking scheme involving counterfeit luxury watches.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, Hernández Calderón, who played for Liga MX clubs including Atlas, Santos Laguna, and Necaxa, allegedly operated an import and export business in Laredo. The operation reportedly received counterfeit watches in Laredo to be distributed to customers in Mexico.

The investigation was triggered on October 5, when authorities in Anchorage, Alaska, seized four counterfeit luxury watches destined for a warehouse in Laredo. Investigators identified numerous shipments of counterfeit goods sent to Laredo addresses between June 2025 and October 2026. If the items had been authentic, their retail value would have been approximately 5.4 million dollars.

Federal authorities, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the IRS Criminal Investigation division, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, conducted the probe. Hernández Calderón remains in custody pending legal proceedings. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a potential 2 million dollar fine.