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Florencio Varela Triple Femicide Case Assigned to Federal Court in Morón After Narcotrafficking Links

Federal jurisdiction aims to centralize an investigation tied to organized drug trafficking, with key suspects already detained.

Overview

  • The Juzgado Federal No. 2 of Morón was selected at a noon drawing to take over the case, with the file expected to arrive Monday from the San Martín appeals court.
  • Judge Fernando Pinos Guevara approved moving the probe out of provincial court after prosecutor Adrián Arribas cited evidence of a narcotrafficking nexus.
  • Preventive detention was ordered for eight defendants connected to the killings, including Víctor Sotacuro Lázaro, Matías Agustín Ozorio and Magalí Celeste González Guerrero.
  • Alleged mastermind Joseph Freyser Cubas Zavaleta, known as “Señor J,” remains in PFA custody in Palermo under charges that include aggravated homicide and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
  • Investigators count eleven people detained overall and are pursuing fugitives, with Interpol red notices for Alex Ydone Castillo, David Gustavo Huamani and Manuel Valverde Rodríguez.