Overview

• Police detained Rodrigo S. (alias “Bubu”) and Juan Carlos C. (alias “Gordi”) on July 17 after neighbors and surveillance footage pinpointed them
• Officers recovered the glass vitrine housing the revered Virgin of Itatí statue in perfect condition and returned it to the elderly couple
• The duo broke into the couple’s patio on July 13, seizing the Marian image from their home in Barrio San Roque Oeste
• After the theft the suspects demanded a ransom from the pensioners but never honored their own extortion deal
• Both men have been charged with theft as the investigation proceeds through Corrientes courts