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Police Dismantle 'Clan Villalba' in Buenos Aires Raids as Separate Don Bosco Sweep Nets Four

The coordinated operations followed months of surveillance to disrupt retail drug circuits in dense housing.

Overview

  • The City Police executed six simultaneous warrants in Ricciardelli and Illia on November 8, detaining six suspects including a 38-year-old alleged leader of the Clan Villalba.
  • Seizures included nearly 900 grams of cocaine, 250 grams of pasta base, 304 ready-to-sell packets, marijuana, cash, phones, 9 mm ammunition, and cutting and packaging gear, with investigators estimating a value above ARS 16 million or about 2,000 doses.
  • The probe was run since June by Ufeide, with Antidrogas Sur mapping supply and distribution circuits before Judge Natalia Molina of Court No. 8 authorized the simultaneous entries.
  • In a separate Don Bosco raid, UFI No. 20 in Quilmes reported the arrest of two men and two women and the seizure of 250 cocaine packets totaling over 80 grams, a Beretta 9 mm with ammunition, precision scales, cash, and ten phones.
  • Investigators describe organized lookout posts and concealment in hollow bricks inside the towers, while noting further judicial measures target absent principals and the risk of reconstitution remains.