Overview
- L.J.V.C., known as “El Mexicanito,” was detained in San Francisco, Córdoba, during a house burglary after weeks on the run for the October 22 killing of Federico Alberto Bazán in Frontera, Santa Fe.
- Officers seized a .32 revolver, cartridges, two phones, and stolen items identified by the victim during the arrest in Argentina, with Santa Fe authorities expected to seek his transfer for questioning on aggravated homicide.
- Investigators say the Bazán shooting was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and was captured on security cameras, which helped identify the suspects.
- In Culiacán, an interagency operation captured an armed driver of a reported-stolen Volkswagen Jetta after a pursuit with gunfire and a crash, securing a .45 pistol, an M4-style .223 rifle, loaded magazines, 9 mm rounds, and 38 tire spikes before handing the case to the Federal Prosecutor.
- In Mexicali, police arrested three men after a violent office robbery at a university, recovered victim property, confirmed one detainee had an active warrant for robbery with violence, and separately obtained pretrial detention orders in two family-violence cases with a two-month investigation window.