“Strengthened” customs and other fiscal fairy tales

Relationships without progress

Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that Mexico has not received a formal request from Ecuador to reestablish diplomatic ties. The president conditioned any approach to a remedy that includes recognition of the break-in at the Mexican embassy in Quito and the situation of Jorge Glas, former Ecuadorian vice president who had asylum.

“We have not received any formal request. There has to be redress… There has to be an acknowledgment of them who invaded the embassy and there has to be an acknowledgment of this person who was asylum,” he declared in a morning conference.

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, confirmed that there is no active communication channel with the government of Daniel Noboa. He described the action as a serious offense that violated the Vienna Convention and diplomatic principles.

“Ecuador committed a very serious offense: they invaded our embassy, ​​attacked our staff and illegally detained a person who already had legally granted asylum,” said the chancellor.

Velasco recalled that the litigation filed by Mexico before the International Court of Justice continues. He expressed confidence that the court will rule in favor of the Mexican State.

Bilateral relations have continued to be broken since April 5, 2024, when Ecuadorian forces broke into the Mexican diplomatic headquarters in Quito.

The Mexican government seeks to clarify the participation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the arrest of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, which occurred in July 2024.

Roberto Velasco, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reported that the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has been requested to make a formal request to the FBI to obtain more information about the case.

“We have asked the Attorney General’s Office to formally request the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI as it is known by its acronym in English, for more information about this participation that was made known to the media,” declared Velasco.

In addition to the role of the FBI, the chancellor indicated that communication is maintained with the United States Embassy in Mexico to clarify the destination of the aircraft used to transport the two members of organized crime.

The plane ended up at the War Eagles Air Museum, located in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. According to Velasco, the embassy has already provided the first information elements.

“We have also been in communication with the United States Embassy in Mexico about this issue, who have already provided us with some elements of information about how this plane was loaned to the museum that was already mentioned in El Paso, Texas,” he added.

The official request to the FBI seeks to confirm whether the US agency participated directly in the arrest, as well as obtain details about the loan of the aircraft to the museum site. So far, the Mexican government has not issued further details on the progress of diplomatic efforts.

Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna sent an eighth letter to President Claudia Sheinbaum. In the letter, dated July 4, 2026, he maintains that the lack of information about his file violates his presumption of innocence.

“It generates a corrupting effect that damages due process and obstructs justice,” the document states.

The vice admiral’s complaint

Farías Laguna stated that the accusations are based on an anonymous YouTube video without metadata and on statements from a cooperating witness who seeks procedural benefits. Since November 2025, he requested investigative acts from the Secretary of the Navy to demonstrate that he never held positions related to the appointment of personnel in maritime customs.

The naval command accused the institution of reserving this information under the argument of National Security in a unilateral and illegal manner. He pointed out that other public servants are guaranteed their fundamental rights and the protection of their innocence.

The call to the president

Farías, who has been imprisoned for 10 months in the Altiplano prison, stated that Sheinbaum has been misinformed and that her statements in the morning conferences are contrary to reality. He asked the president to call to stop obstruction of justice and guarantee the rule of law for all citizens equally.

The soldier, with more than 33 years of uninterrupted service, seeks to have his case resolved with transparency and without information blocks.