Overview

• Rima was intercepted around 3:50 AM Monday in barrio Quirno Costa with a spare wheel reportedly taken from a neighbor’s vehicle trunk
• Comisario Andrés Ávila stated that Rima was caught in flagrante during intensified patrols after a recent rise in tire thefts
• Investigators have linked Rima to earlier incidents this year, including a January home burglary and a June La Loma invasion in which a child was confined during a robbery
• The 34-year-old ex-player remains held in Comodoro Rivadavia pending a control hearing that will set charges and possible pretrial restrictions
• Rima was part of Argentina’s 2019 futsal World Cup–winning team, highlighting the stark reversal from his sporting success to current criminal allegations