Overview
- The Ministry of Security said the detainee, identified by La Nación as José Félix Peñalver Veliz, was moved to the federal Marcos Paz complex and placed under a high-risk regime.
- An air transfer from Corrientes to Buenos Aires province used Prefectura’s Albatros and the Airport Security Police’s special protection unit.
- He was arrested on December 20 in Ituzaingó, Corrientes, after entering Argentina without documents via an unauthorized crossing in Salta, and a judge later ordered preventive detention.
- Authorities report Interpol Venezuela flagged homicide and weapons antecedents, and prosecutors observed tattoos associated with the Tren de Aragua.
- Prosecutors say he has records in Venezuela, Canada and the United States, from which he was expelled in early 2025, as officials move forward with his removal from Argentina.