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Latin America & Spain arrests for crime and fraud

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Law‑enforcement actions across Latin America and Spain continued through August 2026. Argentine authorities detained a 38‑year‑old TikTok user who threatened President Javier Milei and seized weapons and electronic devices in Quilmes, while a Buenos Aires raid dismantled a telephone‑scam ring that stole US$26,000. In Santa Fe, police chief Alejandro Amatti repelled a home‑invasion, and in Salta a repeat offender received a four‑month prison term for stealing a customer’s cell phone, with DNA samples added to the national database. In Rosario, operations targeted the financial and operational structures of the Los Monos criminal organization. Authorities arrested Mariano Hernán Ruiz, identified as a key figure and accountant for the gang, during raids in Rosario, Pérez, and Piñero. Ruiz, known as ‘Marianito’, is a former member of the organization who was previously convicted in 2015. He is under investigation for alleged money laundering involving narcotics proceeds channeled through real estate and bank movements, acting as a frontman for the gang. Federico Angelini, Secretary of Institutional Management for the Ministry of Justice and Security, stated that money laundering cases are a priority for the government. Additionally, federal police arrested a 22‑year‑old fugitive in central Rosario accused of participating in a drug trafficking network and linked to the homicide of a hitman associated with Los Monos and the Newell’s Old Boys supporters group. Spanish courts upheld a three‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence and expulsion order for a 19‑year‑old Algerian convicted of robbing an 84‑year‑old woman in Tarragona, and a tenant in Oviedo reported ongoing harassment by a debt‑collection firm. Operation Mondragón, a joint effort by Spain’s Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, Ecuadorian police and Europol, dismantled a transnational cocaine trafficking network, seizing 21 tonnes of cocaine and approximately €1 million in cash. ~~The investigation led to the arrest of 44 individuals.~~

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