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Rosario Raids Target Microtrafficking; 39 Arrested, Three Children Rescued

Prosecutors say dealers exploited two seven-year-old twins and a 10-year-old for hand-to-hand sales, leaving the children now in provincial care.

Overview

  • More than 60 simultaneous searches across Rosario, Villa Gobernador Gálvez and Santa Fe dismantled retail drug points investigated by six prosecutors.
  • Authorities reported 39 arrests in the latest tally after earlier, lower counts circulated as processing continued.
  • Investigators seized about one kilogram of cocaine, 12 firearms, ammunition, phones, cash and precision scales during the operations.
  • Child-protection officials took custody of the three rescued minors after police fieldwork documented them doing handoffs for dealers.
  • Prosecutors linked the raids to recent shootings and the Dec. 31 killing of 16-year-old Valentino Ramírez, identifying an additional suspect and requesting a capture order, with further forensic and property actions pending.