Overview
- Prefectura Naval carried out seven court‑ordered searches in Mar del Plata, Santa Clara del Mar and Buenos Aires, arresting a 52‑year‑old Syrian woman, a 33‑year‑old Tunisian, a 49‑year‑old Moroccan and a 60‑year‑old Argentine.
- Authorities seized nine firearms, thousands of rounds, reloading machinery and 3.47 kg of gunpowder, along with electronics and documents relevant to the case.
- Federal prosecutors from UFECO, PROTEX and the Mar del Plata unit led the case authorized by Judge Santiago Inchausti after a DNIC alert about an Egyptian refugee; investigators say no terrorism links were corroborated.
- Prosecutors report the group facilitated entry and regularization using simulated marriages, clandestine crossings and refugee claims, with alleged fees of about $40,000 to $50,000, and contacts in countries including Turkey and Egypt.
- In parallel regional developments, Peruvian police are probing a suspected extortion blast in Trujillo that damaged at least 17 homes, and Peru’s Interior Ministry confirmed the capture in Argentina of alleged crime figure Deivi Junior Romero Ullilen pending extradition.