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Operación Casino Rumencó Nets Two Arrests and Major Seizures in Mar del Plata

Investigators plan Interpol requests to locate two suspects believed to be outside Argentina.

Overview

  • Federal police executed roughly ten raids, with the principal target a large mansion in the Ceibos sector of the Rumencó private neighborhood.
  • Two suspects were detained during the operation while two others were not found and are believed to be in Uruguay or Paraguay.
  • Seized assets included about US$174,460 plus reais, Uruguayan pesos, guaraníes and Argentine pesos, nine high‑end cars, four motorcycles, two quad bikes, and dozens of phones and computers.
  • The case is being handled under secrecy by Federal Court No. 3 before Judge Santiago Inchausti with federal prosecutor Laura Mazzaferri.
  • Investigators describe an organized scheme that ran illegal virtual casinos and laundered proceeds through low‑income “financial mules,” and media reports say a high‑ranking Buenos Aires provincial police chief linked to an accused was identified during a raid.