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Four Minors Arrested in Car-Theft Raids in South Greater Buenos Aires as Police Hunt Two More

Coordinated warrants based on surveillance plus social‑media evidence led investigators to the alleged crew.

Tres de los menores que formarían parte de la banda
De acuerdo con la investigación iniciada el 9 de septiembre, el grupo operaba principalmente en Berazategui

Overview

  • DDI Quilmes and SDDI Berazategui executed six simultaneous searches in Avellaneda and Berazategui, detaining four suspects aged 13 to 17.
  • The detainees were identified as Alan Agustín Benítez, 13; Joaquín Alejandro Báez, 14; Valentín Mateo Báez, 15; and Ramiro Nicolás Fernández Noce, 17, and they were placed at the disposal of the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office No. 1 of Berazategui.
  • Two alleged accomplices, Lautaro Ezequiel Ruiz, 17, and Joaquín Ezequiel Antúnez, 17, remain fugitives under active capture orders.
  • Police seized three firearms, including a .32 revolver with an active seizure flag dating to 2006, along with 21 rounds, 73,000 pesos in cash, phones, ignition keys, and security lug nuts.
  • The investigation, opened on September 9, links the group to at least five armed vehicle robberies in Berazategui, Avellaneda, and Dock Sud, with two stolen cars recovered—a Volkswagen T‑Cross and a Volkswagen Suran—after vehicles were hidden in sites linked to Isla Maciel.