Overview
- The FGR alleges retired Captain Miguel Ángel Solano Ruiz, known as “Capitán Sol,” coordinated a customs-based fuel-contraband scheme and served as liaison to brothers Manuel Roberto and Fernando Farías Laguna.
- Investigators say the network moved fuel declared as “aceites” through the Tampico and Altamira customs, with Solano recruiting marines and officials and arranging illicit payments.
- A document in the case cites a monthly 200,000‑peso “bonus” tied to control of the Manzanillo customs, described in a 2024 letter by Contralmirante Fernando Rubén Guerrero Alcántar.
- An anonymous YouTube testimony, cited by prosecutors, portrays Solano as the “rey del fentanilo” and names associates identified as Iván Merino and a woman known as “La China.”
- Case records note 400 suspicious-activity alerts totaling 52.1 million pesos in cash, more than 6 million pesos in credit-card spending since 2018, and property buys above 9 million, while stating Solano has an active arrest warrant and is at large.