The dismantling of a fuel smuggling network within the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM), comprised of sailors, civil servants, and businessmen and active since at least 2024, has dominated the public agenda and called into question the civilian role of the Navy. Led by brothers Manuel Roberto and Fernando Farias Laguna, high-ranking military officers and relatives of Jose Rafael Ojeda Duran,
Schumer claimed that the hiring freeze at the Coast Guard could have impeded its Vehicle Traffic System, affecting potential response to accidents like the Brooklyn Bridge incident.
"I deeply regret the passing of Veracruz cadet AméÌrica Yamilet Sánchez," said RocÃo Nahle GarcÃa - the governor of Veracruz, the state where she was from. "My gratitude to the Secretariat of the Navy and my wishes for a speedy recovery for those injured. Veracruz is with you."