Network linked to Miss Universe owner exposes the weak oversight in Mexico’s private security industry

Exactly one year ago, in December 2024, Jacobo Reyes León and Jorge Alberts Ponce were feeling pleased with themselves. Business was booming. Reyes oversaw a major diesel-smuggling operation across Mexico’s southern border from Guatemala. Alberts managed contracts at the Cuajimalpa mayor’s office in Mexico City and controlled a series of land invasions in the metropolitan area. The two spoke frequently.

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