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[CRIME] · Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Honduras · 100 sources

Drug busts lead to arrests in Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Spain and Honduras

Police operations in several countries seized large quantities of illegal drugs and arrested dozens of suspects. In San Luis Potosí, Mexico, state guard agents confiscated about 800 g of marijuana and 20 doses of crystal meth, detaining four men. In the Italian province of Frosinone, Carabinieri raided an apartment in Arnara, seizing a kilogram of cocaine, additional doses, a precision balance and a cache of illegal firearms, arresting three men and placing an 80‑year‑old father under house arrest. Argentine authorities carried out multiple raids: in Morón, a former municipal official was captured with 509 g of compacted cocaine and marijuana; in Rosario de Lerma, a man was ordered to 90 days of preventive detention after police seized cocaine, marijuana and cash; in Goya, Corrientes, a witness was arrested and more than two million pesos, cocaine and phones were seized; in Río Colorado, Río Negro, two men were detained during separate operations involving drug‑related evidence. In Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, a teenager on an electric scooter was caught with 103 pills of methadone, a fentanyl patch and €500 stolen from a shop. Honduran police dismantled the “Los Milton” gang in Nacaome, seizing 87 crack packets, cocaine, 780 lempiras in cash and a motorcycle. Chilean investigators in Villarrica confiscated nearly a kilogram of ketamine, cocaine and cannabis, along with $1.44 million in cash. Across these coordinated actions, authorities seized cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl, ketamine and other substances, recovered cash and weapons, and placed the suspects in custody.

Entities: Buenos Aires provincial police · Carabinieri (Italy) · Dirección Policial de Investigaciones (DPI) · Drug traffickers · Emiliano Rodríguez Reggiani · Guardia Civil · Guardia Civil (Mexico) · Juzgado de Garantías N.º 1 · Juzgado de Garantías N.º 1 (Morón) · Los Milton · Los Milton gang · Lucas Ghi

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  • [● 7 SOURCES] Luna Suyai Ortigoza served as director of the Centro Territorial Integral de Políticas de Género y Diversidad in Morón. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Prosecutors Marisa Monti and Emiliano Rodríguez Reggiani are handling the case before Juzgado de Garantías N.º 1, Morón. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Police seized about 20 small packages of cocaine, a precision balance and cash during Ortigoza's arrest. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Luna Suyai Ortigoza was detained by the Buenos Aires Provincial Police in Merlo after being fugitive since 22 May. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Police seized 509 g of cocaine and 26 g of marijuana from Ortigoza’s residence. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Mayor Lucas Ghi removed Ortigoza from her post after the investigation began. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Police also recovered 1.098 kg of cocaine and a .32‑calibre revolver from the home of Ortigoza’s partner Ángel Daniel Paz. (existing)
  • [● 7 SOURCES] Ortigoza faces charges of illegal possession and commercialization of narcotics and illegal possession of a firearm. (existing)

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