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Police Arrest 23-Year-Old in Home Invasion That Killed Retired PFA Commissioner

Prosecutor Adrián Arribas is reviewing CCTV to identify additional suspects.

Overview

  • A joint operation by the PFA Homicide Division and Buenos Aires provincial police in Villa Palito detained Franco Javier L., 23.
  • Raids seized a Volkswagen Voyage allegedly used in the crime, an Audi S3, a VW Bora, eight motorcycles, and several handguns.
  • The suspect was transferred to Comisaría 1° de San Justo and remains at the disposal of the court pending indagatoria.
  • Forensic analysis found Marcelo Arizaga, 60, died of a stress-induced heart attack after being bound with tape during the September 27 robbery in Ramos Mejía.
  • Judicial sources reported a theft of $6,000 in U.S. dollars, and investigators say other alleged participants remain at large as the case is preliminarily filed as homicide in the context of robbery.