# Human trafficking investigations in Argentina > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/human-trafficking-investigations-in-argentina > Updated: 2026-09-05T21:36:06.000Z. Sources: 35. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings regarding human trafficking in Argentina have seen varying outcomes. In the investigation into the disappearance of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña, Federal Judge Cristina Pozzer Penzo dismissed human trafficking and abandonment of person charges against seven defendants. This decision followed Argentine Federal Police findings that the child was abducted rather than being a victim of a trafficking ring, though the abduction and concealment investigations remain active. In a separate matter in Salta, Argentina, a gastronomic entrepreneur has been formally charged with human trafficking for the purpose of aggravated labor exploitation. Authorities discovered seven workers living in unsanitary and precarious conditions on a farm used for pig production, tobacco, and olive cultivation. A federal judge has prohibited the businessman from leaving the country during the ongoing six-month investigation. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-05: Police defend Arauca raid while Argentine businessman faces trafficking charges Authorities in Colombia are defending a controversial police raid in Arauca, while in Argentina, a businessman faces human trafficking charges for exploiting seven workers on a farm. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-defend-arauca-raid-while-argentine-businessman-faces-trafficking-charges ### 2026-08-24: Argentina judge dismisses trafficking charges in Loan Peña case A federal judge in Argentina dismissed human trafficking charges against seven suspects in the Loan Danilo Peña disappearance case, though the abduction investigation continues. Separately, a 12-meter whale was 33 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dafne-zapata-quintos-case-family-seeks-exhumation-amid-prosecutor-refusal --- Cite as: Human trafficking investigations in Argentina. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/human-trafficking-investigations-in-argentina