Overview
- Cristina Kirchner and dozens of ex-officials and businesspeople began the oral phase of the Cuadernos corruption case, with indictments read in a session viewable by Zoom as TOF 7 manages a sprawling docket.
- A retired Federal Police officer who escorted a friend after a downtown cash withdrawal shot and killed a motorcycle robber in Núñez, remained detained, and faces judicial review as investigators seek the fleeing accomplice.
- Internal Affairs and prosecutors in Santa Fe carried out more than a dozen raids tied to an alleged fuel-fraud scheme in URII, detaining several officers including three former regional chiefs, with losses estimated in the tens of millions of pesos and charging hearings expected.
- Federal authorities in Salta confirmed the recovery of 364 kg of cocaine following an aircraft’s emergency landing and crash near Rosario de la Frontera, leading to multiple arrests after part of the load was found buried.
- A judge in Jujuy formally charged three nightclub security guards over the killing of Lucas Torres and ordered 100 days of preventive detention as evidence, including seized firearms and phones, is examined.