Mexico Customs Official Arrested in U.S. on Organized Crime Allegations

Mexican customs official Carlos Eugenio Benítez Orta, 46, has been arrested in the United States and transferred to Mexico on suspicion of organized crime ties. Benítez Orta worked for the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM), a critical body for border control and foreign trade.

Both ANAM and the Secretariat of Citizen Security and Protection (SSPC) confirmed the arrest, stating it was a product of joint Mexican and U.S. operational coordination. While the exact details of each country's role and the specific location of the arrest were not disclosed, the agencies confirmed the investigation is ongoing and relates to alleged links with organized crime.

Following his transfer, Mexican federal agents executed an arrest warrant for organized crime offenses against Benítez Orta. He was apprehended near the International Bridge Matamoros in the border state of Tamaulipas. Sources indicated he will be moved to the Altiplano maximum-security federal prison in central Mexico.

The arrest occurs amid heightened pressure from Washington on Mexico to intensify its fight against organized crime. This incident follows a recent increase in arrests, transfers, and extraditions of individuals sought by both nations over the past year.

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The events relate to an ongoing investigation for alleged facts related to organized crime.