Overview

• Federal investigators in Rosario executed 24 searches that took down a four‑person cocaine distribution cell, seizing about 0.5 kg of high‑purity cocaine, more than 600,000 pesos in small bills, US$1,500, precision scales and 31 phones under the oversight of the local prosecutor’s office.
• A DFI probe in La Rioja and Buenos Aires exposed a loan‑fraud scheme built on identity theft, leading to three arrests and the seizure of US$100,000 in counterfeit bills, $383,000, card readers, numerous cards and records, two .22‑caliber firearms, electronics and a high‑end vehicle.
• Lázaro Ezequiel Ramos, wanted for the 2023 killing of a 16‑year‑old in Sarandí, was tracked to the Barrio 31 area and detained after his ex‑partner’s public post led to analysis of his social media and cellphone, with an additional arrest warrant for a 2024 armed robbery noted.
• Provincial anti‑drug officers in Frías shut down street‑level dealing points, arresting three suspects and confiscating marijuana, $862,300 in cash, four phones and two vehicles following court‑authorized searches.
• Two suspects in San Miguel de Tucumán were arrested over an alleged multimillion‑peso scam against a Santiago del Estero student, with investigators seizing cash, marijuana, cultivation items, cards, phones and computer media as prosecutors advance digital forensics and prepare indagations.