Overview

• The Oral Federal Court No. 5 in San Martín began hearing a consolidated case covering narcotrafficking, alleged police bribes and distribution of the adulterated doses.
• An extensive security deployment moved 24 inmates from Ezeiza and Marcos Paz while Villalba and his two sons followed the session remotely for safety reasons.
• Prosecutors summoned roughly 300 witnesses, including survivors and relatives of the Puerta 8 victims from February 2022.
• Forensic tests confirmed carfentanil in the cocaine, and wiretaps in the file captured operatives discussing “bad merchandise” and ordering its removal.
• The indictment also details a December 2021 episode in which San Martín officers allegedly extorted two detainees for 500,000 pesos, a negotiation recorded on calls and video.