Overview
- The FGR describes a scheme involving naval personnel and customs verifiers at the ports of Tampico, Altamira, Guaymas and Ensenada during 2024 and early 2025.
- Tankers declared cargo as “additives” or “oils,” samples were taken with Géminis equipment, and pre‑prepared vials were sent to the central ANAM lab, which issued clearing results until March 2025.
- A cooperating witness identified as “Santo” reported delivering 50,000 pesos per ship to Captain Sergio Varela Morales and 40,000 pesos to verifiers Ismael Ricaño and Anatalia J. Gutiérrez on behalf of Miguel Ángel “Sol” Solano.
- Authorities have detained and linked to process Tampico officials Perla Elizabeth Castro Sánchez, Anatalia J. Gutiérrez and Ismael Ricaño Matías, while others including Antonio Campos Vera and Leonardo Macías Valdivia are named in the probe.
- In Guaymas, investigators tie Ramón Eduardo Quintana Amaya and Óscar Antonio Vergara Roble to the Torm Agnes, reported as unloading 2 million liters of illicit fuel.