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Argentina Issues International Warrants in Varela Triple Femicide as Suspect Admits Digging Burial Pit

Prosecutors now treat the narco‑linked murders as an organized reprisal, pursuing Peruvian fugitives through Interpol.

Overview

  • Judge Fernando Pinos Guevara ordered national and international arrest warrants for Manuel Valverde Rodríguez and David Morales Huamani, with the requests sent to Interpol at the prosecutor’s behest.
  • The Security Ministry also sought the capture of Alex Roger Ydone Castillo, identified by investigators as the partner of a detained suspect and linked to the alleged drug stash tied to the motive.
  • Detained suspect Ariel Giménez told prosecutors he dug and filled the pit "for drugs and money" and remains held on aggravated concealment, though investigators dispute his claim that he never saw the bodies.
  • Cooperating detainee Celeste Magalí González Guerrero said part of the attack was shown in a live videocall to contacts nicknamed "Papá" and "Lima" and surrendered her phone and unlock pattern for forensic analysis.
  • An official autopsy on 15‑year‑old Lara Gutiérrez found her carotid artery was severed and documented extensive injuries, as prior reports noted Morena Verdi was strangled and Brenda del Castillo suffered a fatal head blow.