Overview

• Cristian Javier Poblete Torres and a companion were detained on August 10 in Plottier after police found 103 kg of cheese and over 130 kg of beef hidden in a Toyota Hilux at La Anónima’s loading dock.
• The merchandise, valued at about 2.5 million pesos, comprised La Paulina and Noalsa cheeses along with cuts of tapa de asado, vacío and matambre.
• Fiscal Horacio Maitini’s office ordered the goods returned to the branch and seized the suspects’ cell phones as prosecutors investigate whether the scheme occurred previously.
• Authorities say the internal “robo hormiga” operation depended on a managerial employee exploiting his access to bypass security controls while an accomplice concealed products among garbage.
• News of the manager’s political connection has intensified scrutiny of the Desarrollo Ciudadano ticket ahead of Neuquén’s legislative elections.