Emilio Lozoya's sister arrested in Mexico, accused of illicit financial dealings

Mexican authorities have arrested Gilda Susana Lozoya Austin, the sister of former Pemex director Emilio Lozoya Austin, on charges of illicit financial operations. The Attorney General's Office (FGR) announced Thursday that she was detained near Mexico City's international airport by agents from the Criminal Investigation Agency, the Secretariat of Citizen Security and Protection, and the Navy. Lozoya Austin is allegedly linked to the Agronitrogenados case, where she is accused of participating in illicit financial operations. According to the FGR, she allegedly acted as a beneficiary for the company "Tochos Holding Limited," receiving millions of dollars in bank transfers from Alonso Ancira Elizondo's company, Altos Hornos de México, between June and November 2012. She then allegedly transferred a portion of these funds to another individual. These alleged actions connect her to a scheme to launder illicitly obtained resources. The individual who received the funds from Gilda Lozoya has been placed at the disposal of the federal judicial authority, which will determine their legal status. The FGR stated that her brother, Lozoya Austin, had ceded rights to her, making her a beneficiary in this alleged financial scheme.