Overview
- The Federal Investigations Department of the Argentine Federal Police led simultaneous searches in Villanueva (Guaymallén) and the Paulo VI complex (Godoy Cruz) under Judge Marcelo Fabián Garnica.
- Authorities seized two firearms (9 mm and .22), 31 pistol rounds, 37 shotgun shells, a magazine, mobile phones, and far-right symbols including an imperial eagle cloth and Celtic cross items.
- The detainees, Argentine men aged 37 and 43, were placed at the disposal of Federal Court No. 1, and the weapons were lodged with Mendoza’s Prosecutor’s Office Unit 9.
- The probe began in October following a report from Mendoza police’s Antiterrorism Coordination Division citing potential violations of Argentina’s anti-discrimination law.
- Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said the operation reflects a zero-tolerance policy toward antisemitism and noted posts called for killing the president and violence against the Jewish community.