The Public Prosecutor’s Office charged former technical intelligence director of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD), Mauro Antonio Ruiz Díaz Vallejos, and his ex-wife, Andrea Karina Martí, over suspected illicit enrichment and money laundering. Prosecutor Belinda Bobadilla says the two moved approximately G. 2,802,515,608 in funds of unjustified origin between January 2015 and December 2025.
According to the charges, the amount would not be compatible with the salaries, bonuses, thirteenth-month pay or other sources of income the suspects declared to the Tax Administration. The accusation says both listed “personal services for the public sector” as their sole economic activity. Ruiz Díaz was also charged with producing unauthentic documents.
Of the total examined, G. 1,617,997,445 would correspond to joint acquisitions; G. 825,960,400 to transactions attributed exclusively to Ruiz Díaz; and G. 358,557,763 to transactions attributed only to Martí. The investigation considers that some purchases took place after 2021, without loans or financing and despite the dissolution of the couple’s marital property community in December of that year. The divorce was formalized in May 2022.
The data cited in the accusation include growing balances in salary accounts held at the National Development Bank. Ruiz Díaz’s account reached G. 313,770,339 in December 2023, while his average net salary that year was G. 13,389,896. Martí had G. 182,631,349 in her salary account during the same period, compared with average net pay of G. 11,904,610. Ruiz Díaz also held G. 112,623,985 at Cooperativa Universitaria.
Among the assets mentioned are a Volvo XC60 T8 valued at US$85,000, properties in Villa Elisa, deposits and financial transactions. Prosecutors asked Judge Humberto Otazú, who specializes in economic crimes, to freeze accounts, deposits and other assets, as well as to place liens on property, prohibit the sale or alteration of records, and order the precautionary seizure of vehicles.
The financial case adds to suspicions that had already led to Ruiz Díaz’s dismissal from SENAD in January 2025. He was identified as a possible source of sensitive information leaks during the A Ultranza PY case, which investigated a network linked to drug trafficking, and was said to have maintained ties with Miguel Ángel Insfrán, known as “Tío Rico.” These allegations are part of earlier investigations and do not constitute a conviction. The current charges also do not establish guilt: the facts must still be examined by the courts.