Overview

• San Justo Bishop Eduardo García said large areas are "liberated" to narco mafias and warned that repeated policy failures amount to practical complicity.
• Quilmes Bishop Carlos Tissera and Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Redondo expressed sorrow, joined the call for justice, and urged prompt, effective protection for vulnerable people.
• Priests from villas and popular neighborhoods declared an emergency to prioritize prevention and recovery for children and youths, saying narcotrafficking is de facto decriminalized in settlements and urging urbanization with real opportunities.
• The Church reiterated the June 26 Episcopal Conference warning that "if the State retreats, narco trafficking enters," framing the case as part of a broader pattern.
• Pastoral leaders stressed community prevention through the "three C's of life"—school, club and chapel—while the national addictions commission said the crime reflects narcotrafficking’s advance in poor neighborhoods.