Overview

• Gran Mendoza executed 45 raids with seven arrests, seizing weapons and drugs and detaining two suspects accused of shooting and robbing a 17-year-old on August 29.
• Spain’s Supreme Court judge kept Santos Cerdán in pretrial detention after a Guardia Civil digital-forensics report found no manipulation in key audio recordings.
• Cerdán’s lawyers filed a reform motion accusing the judge of distorting facts and arguing the probe began while he was still an MP, potentially infringing parliamentary protections.
• In Sonora, Mexico, security forces expanded aerial and ground operations after ambushes on the National Guard and AMIC, recovering a vehicle with an AK-47; the search for suspects continues.
• In Buenos Aires, the attempted-assassination trial advanced as Fernando Sabag Montiel’s defense sought absolution on grounds of non-imputability for mental disorder, with a verdict expected late September or early October.