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Rosario’s 28 Raids Dismantle ‘La Banda del Playón’ Street Drug Cell

Investigators are mining seized phones to map the hierarchy and test suspected links to major Rosario gangs.

Overview

  • After a six‑month probe, the PFA executed 28 simultaneous raids across northern and western Rosario under Judge Rodrigo Santana’s order.
  • Reports differ on the number detained, with nine to twelve arrests cited, and 35 others identified and notified in the case.
  • The operation seized roughly ARS 6.65–7 million, 51 phones, foreign currency, small amounts of cocaine and cannabis, and a replica firearm.
  • Prosecutors allege the group used adolescents aged 14 to 18 as street sellers and operated in the Playón area between Bielsa and Magallanes.
  • Investigators report suspected commercial and territorial links to Los Monos, while separate PDI raids struck the “Búnker del medio” tied by sources to Los Menores.