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Mexican investigators cite 12 properties and casino spending by former navy official
Mexico’s federal prosecutors say Miguel Ángel “N,” known as “Capitán Sol,” spent more than 60 million pesos on property, jewelry and casinos.
He is a retired navy official who was arrested on October 2 over alleged involvement in a fuel-tax fraud network.
Prosecutors say the network was allegedly led by the Farías Laguna brothers, nephews of former navy secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán.
Investigators identified 12 properties in Veracruz, Mexico City and Sinaloa, and also reported that he paid more than one million pesos for a penthouse in Tulum.
They say he spent more than 52 million pesos at casinos between 2015 and 2023, with 99.3 percent of those transactions made in cash.
The spending is part of the evidence prosecutors presented at a hearing where a judge ordered that he face criminal proceedings.
The allegations have not been established as a conviction.
Mexico’s federal investigators say former navy official Miguel Ángel ‘N’ had 12 properties across three states and spent more than 60 million pesos on property, jewelry and casinos.
The spending was detailed in an investigation into an alleged fuel-smuggling network linked to the Farías Laguna brothers.
Investigators say he spent 52,128,239 pesos at casinos between 2015 and 2023, with 99.3 percent of those transactions made in cash.
He was arrested on October 2 over his alleged participation in the network and was ordered to stand trial.
- Who
- Miguel Ángel ‘N’, also known as ‘Capitán Sol’, a retired former navy official.
- What
- Investigators cited 12 properties and spending on casinos, jewelry and other purchases in a case involving an alleged fuel-smuggling network.
- When
- He was arrested on October 2; the article was published on October 11, 2026. Casino spending cited by investigators covers 2015 to 2023.
- Where
- The properties were in Veracruz, Mexico City and Sinaloa; investigators also identified a penthouse in Tulum, Quintana Roo.
- Why
- He was arrested over his alleged participation in a fiscal fuel-smuggling network.
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Investigators say eight of the 12 properties were acquired during this period.
Investigators say he spent 52,128,239 pesos at casinos, with 99.3 percent of the transactions in cash.
Miguel Ángel ‘N’ was arrested over his alleged participation in the fuel-smuggling network.
El Financiero reported on the properties and spending cited in the investigation.
- Properties
- 12 identified in Veracruz, Mexico City and Sinaloa
- Casino spending
- 52,128,239 pesos from 2015 to 2023
- Cash casino transactions
- 99.3 percent
- Property spending
- 13,125,863 pesos, according to the investigation
- Tulum penthouse
- More than 1 million pesos paid, according to investigators
- Arrest
- October 2, for alleged participation in the network
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