Organized crime and judicial rulings in Argentina

Judicial proceedings in Argentina have addressed various organized crime activities, including drug trafficking and money laundering.

In Entre Ríos, Leonardo Roberto Airaldi, a former president of the Sociedad Rural de Diamante, was sentenced to twelve years in prison for financing drug trafficking. Investigations indicated that Airaldi facilitated cocaine movement from Entre Ríos to Rosario between 2019 and 2022, utilizing police protection. He had been held in Ezeiza prison following a plot to assassinate a federal judge, a prosecutor, and the Minister of Security of Entre Ríos.

In Venado Tuerto, a drug trafficking organization was dismantled following a Gendarmería Nacional operation. Seven members received prison sentences ranging from three to seven years for activities occurring between late 2024 and late 2025. This group was involved in the organized sale and transport of drugs, following an operation on Route 90 near Elortondo where approximately 4.5 kilograms of cocaine were seized. The network operated across Venado Tuerto, Cañada de Gómez, and Firmat.

In Resistencia, the Juzgado Federal N° 1 issued rulings in a money laundering case related to the Exen gym chain. The court ordered preventive detention for Federico Alejandro Clinis Canal, Sergio Nicolás Clinis Canal, and Mauro Emmanuel Lugo Heim, while Jorge Vargas was ordered to undergo house arrest with electronic monitoring. Additionally, precautionary asset freezes exceeding 26 billion pesos were imposed. Yamil Gabriel Gane was granted freedom due to a lack of merit.

Other regional developments included a two-year conditional sentence for Luis Sebastián Álvarez in Apolinario Saravia for cocaine possession, and the archiving of a narcotics investigation against a councilman in General Rodríguez.