Operation Mondragón busts international cocaine trafficking network FAST-MOVING

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• [○ 1 SOURCE] A 19‑year‑old Algerian was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and ordered expelled from Spain after robbing an 84‑year‑old woman in Tarragona. (9ce82bbe-6e7c-48e8-8660-627467f4ae5b)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Gustavo Daniel Cutro Aranda received a six‑year prison sentence for sexual abuse of his former partner in Tierra del Fuego. (c7003b34-ddc9-4ed8-ad4c-71104b8231a8)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Two men were arrested in Chaco after stealing a 12‑year‑old boy’s phone during a robbery. (7d93c03e-96dd-4a63-b187-7290b9de4d97)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] A 38‑year‑old man was detained in Quilmes for death threats against Argentine President Javier Milei. (bd2e1e63-6521-4542-a5aa-db2466e5cb0a)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Two suspects were arrested for a phone‑scam that defrauded a woman of $26,000 after nine coordinated raids. (8560dd82-1392-442e-b5f7-8f8f24d53982)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Samuel Matías De León Acosta was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, a conditional suspension and a fine of RD$1.4 million for illegal electricity use at Sammy Liquor Store. (c8e70de7-8ab2-46ef-921f-f497fe6dc344)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] A tenant in Oviedo reported repeated verbal abuse, threats and stone‑throwing by a debt‑collection firm despite having a valid lease. (c32addf0-ae71-485b-bc36-d867d6316d15)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Police subdirector Alejandro Amatti repelled a home invasion in Santa Fe, injuring an intruder who was later arrested. (4d0ffcb6-1e33-4b7c-bc87-25fabbf0d2eb)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] In Ecuador, the initial members of the network were sentenced to seven to ten years in prison for organized crime. (5e637d3d-01df-40a3-a2da-74ef68dbf66d)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Albanian financiers in Dubai funded the network and were linked to Dritan Gjika, who has an international arrest warrant. (5e637d3d-01df-40a3-a2da-74ef68dbf66d)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Eight individuals were arrested in Spain in Alicante, Sevilla, Cádiz and La Rioja. (5e637d3d-01df-40a3-a2da-74ef68dbf66d)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Operation Mondragón seized 21 tonnes of cocaine. (5e637d3d-01df-40a3-a2da-74ef68dbf66d)