Overview

• Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro was detained in a hospedaje in Villazón after coordinated checks by the Policía de Jujuy and Bolivian authorities, with transfer steps underway to La Quiaca and the Policía Federal.
• Officials accuse Sotacuro of participating in the transport of the victims and link him to a Volkswagen Fox that supported the Chevrolet Tracker used to move them from La Matanza to Florencio Varela.
• With this arrest, five people are in custody in the case: Miguel Ángel Villanueva Silva, María Celeste González Guerrero, Daniela Iara Ibarra, Maximiliano Andrés Parra, and Sotacuro.
• International capture efforts continue for alleged network leaders, including a red notice for Matías Agustín Ozorio and a national and international warrant for “Pequeño J,” identified as Victoriano Tony Janzen Valverde.
• Investigators classify the killings as aggravated homicide with gender‑based violence, reporting that the young women were lured under false pretenses and that parts of the torture were streamed to a closed group on social media.