Overview
- Police found the curved steel saber in Las Heras’ Santa Teresita neighborhood, concealed beneath a parked vehicle on Alsina Street.
- A 25-year-old man was detained during the operation, and police sources say he has a lengthy record including a pending 2024 capture order.
- Officers also seized a .38 revolver, another pistol and a motorcycle listed as stolen, and Fiscal Office No. 2 requested formal seizure of the items.
- The relic, made in 1898 and donated by the Museo Patrio de Mar del Plata, is a ceremonial piece valued for its heritage rather than its market price.
- Investigators reviewed municipal surveillance footage and alerted the provincial Security and Justice Ministry over black-market risks as the case proceeds.