Mexican federal prosecutors have requested a new arrest warrant for businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú, co-owner of the Miss Universe organization. This new proceeding is based on suspicions of using illicit funds, the equivalent of money laundering under Mexican law. The investigation was opened following a complaint filed by the Financial Intelligence Unit. It aims to determine the origin and destination of numerous financial flows passing through several companies linked to the businessman, as well as any mechanisms used to conceal the source of these funds.
Hundreds of millions of pesos scrutinized
The legal case involves several companies considered to be part of the financial structure examined by the authorities. Investigators state, in particular, that Impulsora Eagle SA de CV recorded financial transactions reaching 122.847.167 pesos in one year and also received a payment of 667.902 pesos from the municipality of Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur.
Another company, Operadora de Alimentos y Bebidas de Naucalpan SA de CV, allegedly made 437 deposits totaling 69.508.755 pesos, in addition to 17.449.680 pesos in other transactions. According to investigators, these operations could indicate the use of restaurants as front companies to funnel cash into the banking system.
The complaint also cites Soluciones Gasíferas del Sur SA de CV, a company owned by Raúl Rocha Cantú, which obtained a contract with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) worth 745,645,019 pesos.
The investigation also mentions GI Euromex SA de CV, presented as the company that provided treasury and operational holding services for the alleged financial structure. According to the investigation documents, this company recorded bank transactions exceeding 122 million pesos and then 123 million pesos between May and October 2025.
Nearly 500 bank accounts frozen
As part of the investigation, Mexican authorities have frozen approximately 500 bank accounts suspected of being linked to the financial network under scrutiny. These measures are intended to help trace financial flows and establish the potential liability of the various individuals and companies targeted by the investigation.
This is not a recent case.
This new arrest warrant comes in addition to previous legal proceedings initiated against Raúl Rocha Cantú. Last year, a judge at the Federal Center for Criminal Justice in Querétaro ordered his arrest on suspicion of organized crime, firearms trafficking, hydrocarbon trafficking, and alleged links to the Cartels.
This initial order, however, was not executed. The businessman had benefited from a discretionary measure, a legal provision allowing him to become a cooperating witness in the investigation. Subsequently, the authorities indicated that he had failed to appear for interviews scheduled by the Federal Prosecutor's Office on December 8 of the previous year. The Federal Prosecutor's Office then requested the reactivation of the arrest warrant.
Raúl Rocha Cantú initially obtained a stay of execution through an amparo procedure. A few days later, the Second Criminal Court of the Fourth Circuit overturned this measure, reopening the possibility of carrying out his arrest.
Miss Universe once again embroiled in Raúl Rocha's scandals
Raúl Rocha Cantú's name has been associated with Miss Universe ever since he became a co-owner. But the new legal proceedings are once again drawing attention to the group's governance, whose ties to cartels are tarnishing its reputation and credibility more than ever.
