Mexico City: The Miss Universe organisation is in big trouble after Mexico’s anti-money laundering office froze the bank accounts of its co-owner and businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, as reported by the New Indian Express.

Last week, a court in Thailand issued an arrest warrant against the Thai co-owner of the organization in connection with a fraud case and this year’s competition – won by Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch – faced allegations of rigging. ADVERTISEMENT

An official in Mexico has apparently told the Associated Press that the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which oversees the fight against money laundering, froze Cantú’s bank accounts.

The Miss Universe organization did not immediately respond to an email from As

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