Overview

• Police detained Claudio “El Moneda” Urbistondo, 19, in Estación Chapadmalal after an undercover operation by DDI Mar del Plata and the homicide unit.
• He is accused of participating in the November 16, 2024 shooting of Kevin Mauricio Mendoza, 28, who died from a head wound after trying to recover a stolen bicycle.
• Prosecutor María Florencia Salas ordered Urbistondo’s transfer to Unidad Penal N°44 in Batán and will formally notify the charge, offering him the chance to testify with counsel.
• Co-accused Roberto Becerra was arrested hours after the killing when municipal plate readers flagged a Volkswagen Bora; during that procedure Sandra Urbistondo was detained on drug charges.
• Investigators note a prior May raid tied to the suspects that seized 46 doses of cocaine, cellphones, cash and multiple rounds of ammunition.