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Fifth Suspect in Florencio Varela Triple Homicide Arrested in Bolivia

A Jujuy border alert relayed by Interpol led Bolivian police in Villazón to detain Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro.

Overview

  • Authorities identify Sotacuro as the fifth detainee linked to the killings of Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez.
  • Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced the capture on social media and shared a photo of the suspect.
  • Officials say he supported the van that moved the victims from Ciudad Evita to a house in Florencio Varela.
  • The detention followed alerts from Jujuy security forces that prompted Interpol Argentina to notify Bolivian police at the VillazónLa Quiaca crossing.
  • He is to be transferred into Argentine Federal Police custody as prosecutors continue the developing case.