Overview

• Security forces conducted simultaneous raids in Mendoza, Santiago del Estero, and Rosario, targeting both street-level dealers and high-profile traffickers.
• Luis Eduardo Pinto, alias 'Gordo Navidad,' was arrested in Rosario after a five-month investigation, with authorities seizing over 3.5 kg of cocaine, nearly 12 million pesos, firearms, and cell phones.
• In Mendoza, local police dismantled 'kiosquitos' selling drugs in San Martín and Guaymallén, arresting six individuals and confiscating narcotics, cash, and distribution materials.
• The Federal Police in Santiago del Estero shut down a narcomenudeo operation, seizing over 300 doses of cocaine, cash, and protected wildlife species from a suspect in Barrio La Católica.
• Rosario police uncovered a party-drug network operating under the alias 'Willy Wonka,' arresting three individuals and recovering MDMA, methamphetamine, and other materials.