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FGR Links Naval Officers to Fiscal Fuel-Smuggling Network as Vice Admiral Is Detained

Prosecutors outline contraband routed through maritime customs using misclassified imports to avoid fuel taxes.

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Una red de corrupción al más alto nivel en la Marina mexicana, dedicada al huachicol fiscal (contrabando de hidrocarburos), ha sido vinculada con al menos siete muertes violentas.
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Overview

  • The FGR arrested Vicealmirante Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna on Sept. 2, 2025, while his brother, Contralmirante Fernando Farías, remains a fugitive after missing a summons.
  • Investigators describe ships unloading fuel declared as oil additives to evade the IEPS, with per‑vessel bribes of 1.75 million pesos coordinated by Miguel Ángel Solano Ruiz, alias “El Capitán Sol.”
  • Financial forensics flag unexplained wealth linked to the Farías brothers, including deposits and withdrawals exceeding 40 million pesos and high‑value property purchases that outpace reported income.
  • The probe connects at least seven killings and suspicious deaths in 2024 to struggles over the smuggling trade, including the execution of Rear Admiral Fernando Rubén Guerrero Alcántar after he reported alleged corruption.
  • PAN leader Jorge Romero labels the scheme state-enabled corruption, cites estimates of 18 billion liters and 177 billion pesos in 2024 losses, and urges a broader investigation.