Roberto Blanco Cantú, known as "El Señor de los Buques" (The Ship Lord) or "Roberto Brown," is the majority shareholder of the company Mefra Fletes and is being investigated by federal authorities for his alleged involvement in the illegal trade of hydrocarbons originating from the United States and smuggled into the country, a practice known as "fiscal fuel theft."
Blanco Cantú is from Tamaulipas, holds U.S. citizenship, and operated from offices in the Metropolitan Center of San Pedro Garza García.
He is also accused of forming a network for smuggling fuel using tankers and transportation companies, which is linked to the seizure of liters of diesel in the ports of Ensenada, Baja California, and Altamira, Tamaulipas, in March of this year.
Also read: Fernando Farías Laguna enters the Argentine prison system; he is classified as a high-risk detainee.
He is known as "El Señor de los Buques" because he is involved in the import of tankers carrying fuel that entered the country without paying taxes at customs, through shell companies.
According to investigations, "Roberto Brown" and José René Tijerina Mendoza, of the trucking company "Montimex," formed a partnership in 2019; the company "Mefra Fletes" is under investigation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for alleged ties to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
"Mefra Fletes," "Auto Líneas Roca," and "AMOL," the latter linked to the Cris brothers...
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More Information: Roberto Blanco Cantú, known as "El Señor de los Buques" (The Ship Lord) or "Roberto Brown," is the majority partner of the company Mefra Fletes and has been identified by federal authorities for his alleged involvement in the commercialization of hydrocarbons originating from the United States and illegally imported into the country, a practice known as "huachicol fiscal." Blanco Cantú is from Tamaulipas, holds U.S. citizenship, and operated from offices in the Metropolitan Center of San Pedro Garza García. He is also accused of forming a network for smuggling fuel using tankers and transportation companies, linked to the seizure of liters of diesel in the ports of Ensenada, Baja California, and Altamira, Tamaulipas, in March of this year. Also read: Fernando Farías Laguna enters the Argentine prison system; classified as a high-risk detainee. He is known as "El Señor de los Buques" because he is involved in the import of tankers carrying fuel that entered the country without paying taxes at customs, through shell companies. According to investigations, "Roberto Brown" and José René Tijerina Mendoza, of the "Montimex" trucking company, partnered in 2019; the company "Mefra Fletes" is identified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as having ties to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). "Mefra Fletes," "Auto Líneas Roca," and "AMOL," the latter linked to the brothers Cristian Noé and Jesús Tadeo Amaya Olvera, are accused of distributing the illegally obtained fuel that arrives in tankers from Baja California, Sonora, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz. Also read: Roberto Farías Laguna claims he was brought to trial "without conclusive evidence"; requests intervention from Sheinbaum. rno/apr
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