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Homicides involving criminal networks in Uruguay and abroad

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Authorities in Uruguay and Argentina are investigating several fatal shootings involving individuals with alleged criminal ties. In Uruguay, police are investigating two separate incidents. In Toledo, Canelones, the body of a 50-year-old man was found near the Carrasco stream, with the Homicide Department working to determine the cause of death. In Montevideo’s Colón neighborhood, a 37-year-old man was killed by individuals on a motorcycle who fled after firing multiple shots. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the investigation into the death of 29-year-old Uruguayan national Carlos Andrés Migales Viera has yielded new details. Migales Viera Viera, a 31-year-old Uruguayan national with a criminal record for drug trafficking and robbery, was shot and killed in his Palermo apartment on Costa Rica Street Street. He had reportedly moved from Montevideo to Argentina in September with his wife and two daughters to escape threats in Uruguay. His wife and children were present during the early hours of a Sunday. Witnesses reported attack but remained unharmed. Investigators noted that between three and four individuals entered the residence without forcing doors building’s electronic keypad entry was not forced, suggesting the victim may have known his attackers or locks, opened fire immediately, and fled. The apartment had been rented via Airbnb. Investigators that an accomplice provided access. Police are treating the homicide as exploring several theories, including a possible “drug-related settlement,” noting the victim’s alleged connections “settling of scores over lost drug shipments,” conflicts between Montevideo-based clans, or potential links to the Los Puglia criminal clan from Villa Española, Uruguay. Migales Viera reportedly had criminal records a notorious Uruguayan gang involved in Uruguay. City Police have detained suspects near a 2004 bank robbery attempt in San Isidro. At the intersection of Santa Fe and Bullrich avenues and scene, authorities recovered a firearm equipped with a silencer. Forensic evidence, including bullets pistol, 30 bullets, three magazines, and cash, was collected from the scene. US dollars. The National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 26 is handling the investigation, which includes examining security footage continues to identify all participants in examine the raid. case.

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