Overview

• An anonymous caller alerted San Agustín police around mid‑morning to a vehicle on fire that reportedly contained human remains.
• Officers from Destacamento 13 sealed the scene at the Santo Tomé–Colonia San José boundary and notified Homicide Prosecutor Andrés Marchi.
• Marchi deployed AIC, PDI and GOE teams, who recovered a skull, a lumbar fragment, a femur and other bones for autopsy and DNA analysis.
• Investigators collected a wooden chair and a license plate near the van for genetic and fingerprint testing, and secured the vehicle for additional forensic work.
• The location sits off National Route 19 near the Mitre railway in a low‑traffic corridor, and officials say both identification and cause of death are still pending.