Overview

• Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro was captured in Villazón, Bolivia, identified by officials as the driver and owner of a vehicle used to move Brenda Del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez.
• With Sotacuro’s arrest there are now five detainees in the case, joining four suspects previously held at the Melchor Romero prison in La Plata.
• Interpol issued a red notice for Matías Agustín Ozorio, considered a key lieutenant, while courts ordered national and international capture of Victoriano Tony Janzen Valverde, known as “Pequeño J”, who remains at large.
• Investigators in Jujuy tracked Sotacuro via bus station cameras, passenger manifests and hotel checks, then alerted Bolivian police who made the arrest and initiated extradition steps.
• Prosecutors pursue aggravated homicide charges with gender‑based violence aggravators, citing forensic findings of torture, as raids continue including an earlier sweep in Barracas targeting the alleged mastermind.