Overview
- Gendarmería detained Joaquín Otero Cao and Guillermo Pinarello at the Puerto Iguazú crossing as they attempted to leave Argentina.
- Under orders from Judge Santiago Inchausti and prosecutor Laura Mazzaferri, Federal Police opened safety-deposit boxes in Mar del Plata and recovered US$430,000, ARS 3.5 million and documentation.
- Authorities say the network managed unlicensed online casinos, including versions of casino365online.net, from a hub in the El Rumencó gated community.
- Investigators describe a laundering pipeline using third-party mule accounts and fragmented transfers, with proceeds later routed into cryptocurrencies, shell firms and high-value goods.
- Earlier raids netted arrests of Franco Saraco and Gerardo Mendiola plus cash, electronics and high-end vehicles, and the federal case for illicit association and clandestine gambling remains active.