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Investigations involving Ernesto Ruffo Appel

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Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) has initiated actions regarding former Baja California governor Ernesto Ruffo Appel. Initially, the FGR announced it would examine evidence to determine if criminal proceedings were warranted following allegations that Ruffo Appel had ties to the Arellano Félix cartel. Subsequent developments in a separate fuel smuggling investigation have linked the imprisoned former governor to Ingemar S.A. de C.V. In this case, the FGR arrested the company's legal representative, Guadalupe Hernández Hinojosa, for her alleged role in a network that used railway tanks to transport illicit hydrocarbons from the United States to Mexico. The arrest of Hernández Hinojosa in Mexico City brings the total number of detainees in this investigation to nine. As of August 2026, eight of the nine detainees have been formally charged. The investigation ~~into the company~~ follows the July 2025 discovery of 33 abandoned railway tanks in Ramos Arizpe, ~~Coahuila, in July 2025. The~~ Coahuila. Authorities allege the scheme ~~allegedly involved using~~ utilized shell companies, logistics operators, and customs agents to mislabel products or declare significantly lower ~~volumes to~~ volumes—sometimes only 10% of the actual amount—to evade taxes. ~~Investigators report that the~~ The criminal organization ~~frequently~~ reportedly mixed illegal fuel with legal products to bypass identification. ~~Furthermore, the FGR reports~~ Investigators report that Ingemar allegedly imported more than 2,500 million liters of fuel in 2025, a volume that vastly exceeds its authorized limits.

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