# Bank card fraud enforcement in Latin America

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bank-card-fraud-enforcement-in-latin-america
> Updated: 2026-10-15T01:34:33.000Z. Sources: 17. Developments: 3.

Law enforcement agencies in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile continue to conduct operations to disrupt bank card fraud.

In Mexico, authorities in Durango arrested three individuals—one man and two women—after bank staff reported suspicious activity. The group was found with 85 payroll cards from a different financial institution, 73 withdrawal receipts, and 87,743 pesos in cash. The suspects claimed they were acting as lenders who held cards to guarantee debt repayment.

In Monterrey, police arrested two Venezuelan nationals following a high-speed pursuit. During a search of their vehicle, officers discovered 35 bank cards and seven packets of a green leafy substance resembling marijuana. Investigators have linked the men to ATM distraction thefts in the city center, where perpetrators offer fraudulent assistance to steal or swap cards.

In Chile, a 54-year-old Peruvian national, Víctor Delfín Loza Oyola, was placed in pretrial detention for allegedly leading a criminal organization in Iquique and Alto Hospicio. The group specialized in ‘card swapping’ at ATMs, targeting victims aged 40 to 80 by offering fraudulent assistance during technical difficulties. While the leader swapped the cards, accomplices observed security codes to facilitate unauthorized transactions. Police recovered 456,100 pesos in cash and nine bank cards, many with the owners' names erased.

In Neuquén, Argentina, police previously detained two suspects in the Melipal neighborhood for allegedly using bank cards stolen from a vehicle, identified through security camera footage.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-15: Monterrey police arrest two men with 35 bank cards and drugs

Two men were arrested in Monterrey, Mexico, after police found 35 bank cards and suspected marijuana in their vehicle. They are suspected of involvement in local ATM distraction theft schemes.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/monterrey-police-arrest-two-men-with-35-bank-cards-and-drugs

### 2026-10-10: Authorities disrupt bank card fraud operations in Mexico and Chile

Police in Mexico and Chile have disrupted criminal operations involving bank card fraud, including the arrest of a suspected gang leader in Chile and the seizure of dozens of payroll cards in Durango.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/authorities-disrupt-bank-card-fraud-operations-in-mexico-and-chile

### 2026-10-04: Neuquén police detain two suspects for credit card fraud

Two people were detained in Neuquén's Melipal neighborhood for allegedly using stolen credit cards taken from a vehicle.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/neuqun-police-detain-two-suspects-for-credit-card-fraud

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