The Attorney General's Office (FGR) of Mexico confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating Raúl Rocha Cantú, owner of the Miss Universe brand, as part of a case of alleged links to organized crime, particularly in relation to drug trafficking, fuel smuggling, and arms trafficking.
The FGR's report comes after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum this morning asked the attorney general to clearly report whether there is an investigation or an arrest warrant against the owner of the Miss Universe brand, following the publication by the newspaper Reforma that Rocha had been charged by authorities for his alleged responsibility for drug, weapon, and fuel trafficking between Guatemala and Mexico.
The attorney general's office assured that Rocha's legal situation will be reported "as soon as the evidence is fully and certainly ratified." Regarding Rocha, the attorney general stated that the accusations made in recent days are being investigated.
"In the specific case of one of the accused, Raúl 'R', about whom there has been various public information, this Attorney General's Office states that, in the corresponding procedure, fundamental data is being obtained that will allow the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) to continue and deepen this investigation," it specified.
Among those accused, the FGR indicated, "an arrest warrant has just been executed against a federal official involved in these crimes."
According to the newspaper, Rocha Cantú is considered by the Attorney General's Office to be one of the leaders of a criminal organization dedicated to fuel smuggling that crosses in boats on the Usumacinta River and is transported in tankers (trucks) from Chiapas and Tabasco, in southern Mexico, to Querétaro, in the center.
The FGR explained that the case is the result of "an investigation carried out by the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection," from which "sufficient information was obtained" to formalize the process.
It also added that "in said file, ten days ago" a federal judge "issued arrest warrants against 13 people about whom, for obvious reasons, secrecy must be maintained."
In a statement, the FGR pointed out that since November 29, 2024, case file 928/2024 has been opened against 13 people "for organized crime, in relation to drug trafficking, fuel smuggling, and arms trafficking."
Sheinbaum emphasized that any possible legal process against Rocha should not be mixed with the recent participation of Fátima Bosch, the Mexican representative who won the Miss Universe 2025 title on November 21, because, she assured, there has been an attempt to link both issues to diminish the young woman's performance.
"As the pending arrest warrants are fulfilled and public hearings are held before federal judges, the information can be shared with all precision," she concluded.
