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Argentina Activates Antimafia Law in Rosario to Target Criminal Networks

Granting exceptional powers to law enforcement aims to disrupt entrenched criminal networks through a unified federal-provincial approach

Armas decomisadas a una banda narco en Santa Fe
Rosario: habilitaron la Ley Antimafias
El desembarco de la Ley Antimafia en Rosario logró soporte institucional tras una autorización de la Justicia Federal.
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Overview

  • Federal Judge Eduardo Rodríguez Da Cruz issued the first formal activation of Law 27.786 under Resolution 572/25 within a designated perimeter of Rosario
  • Authorities can now conduct mass raids, intercept digital communications, seize assets in advance and impose harsher penalties on all members of criminal organizations
  • A Joint Investigation Team brings together federal prosecutors and the Santa Fe Provincial Public Prosecutor’s Office for synchronized intelligence gathering and operations
  • Governor Maximiliano Pullaro’s crisis committee request followed repeated serious crimes and evidence of organized gangs anchoring themselves in specific Rosario neighborhoods
  • The Ministry of Security positions the activation as a central element in a broader federal strategy integrating criminal intelligence, operational deployment and judicial coordination