CRIME & SECURITY Report reveals most unsafe cities in Argentina 28-02-2024 18:10 Rosario suffered the most crimes last year and has the highest murder rate in Argentina. Also in the ranking are two cities on the Atlantic Coast: Mar del Plata and Villa Gesell. by Leonardo Nieva
CRIME & SECURITY Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl 17-01-2024 15:09 Youngster Milagros Prestes mysteriously disappeared on Thursday, January 12. Her body, which had been raped and strangled, was found the following day. A 62-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. by Leonardo Nieva
PRISONS Record incarceration rates at Buenos Aires Province’s overcrowded jails 09-09-2023 06:59 Incarceration rate in the nation’s most-populous region hits record high; Report reveals provincial prison system went from having 306 people detained per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021 to 311 in 2022 – in December last year there were 55,621 people detained in prisons, police stations and police stations across Buenos Aires Province. by Leonardo Nieva
FERNANDO PEREZ ALGABA CASE Dismembered businessman mystery rocks Argentina 01-08-2023 18:32 Land Rover driven by the victim was in possession of an alleged partner and has been surrendered to the Buenos Aires Province police force. From his closest circle they have doubts about a murder due to a debt. Why were his remains dismembered, bagged and thrown into a suitcase? by Leonardo Nieva
CRIME & SECURITY Argentina’s ‘black widow’ thieves trawl Tinder for victims 08-05-2023 07:18 Police highlight string of cases in Buenos Aires in which so-called “black widow” thieves are using dating app Tinder to identify, seduce and drug older men in order to rob them. by Leonardo Nieva
KILLING OF FERNANDO BÁEZ SOSA Judges analyse evidence ahead of Báez Sosa murder case ruling 03-02-2023 08:38 Videos that reconstruct the attack, autopsy results, forensic reports and accounts from eyewitnesses – a look at the main pieces of evidence that could convict the accused. by Leonardo Nieva
CRIME: DRUG-TRAFFICKING Hidrovía del Paraná: the waterway which passes South America’s drugs to Europe 01-09-2022 09:50 Drug authorities last week seized 1.6 tons of cocaine worth approximately US$60 million – one of the largest busts in recent years. The raid, which took place in Rosario, once again highlights the role played by local ports in international drug-trafficking. by Leonardo Nieva
COURTS Fernando Báez Sosa murder trial delayed until early 2023 21-10-2021 14:02 Eight rugby players accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 20-year-old law student beaten to death near a Villa Gesell night club in January 2020, will not stand trial until early 2023 after court says it has “no room in the timetable.” by Leonardo Nieva
POLICE OPERATION Police bust counterfeit ring forging pesos, dollars on large scale 17-08-2021 21:26 Federal Police break up gang producing counterfeit money with series of raids, making 16 arrests. Police say fake bills were manufactured on a large scale and were of good quality. by Leonardo Nieva
COMMUNITY 'Thank you forever' – Tributes pour in after death of three firemen in Caseros 07-08-2021 08:43 Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof decreed three days of mourning for Tres de Febrero firemen Cristian Ragazzoni, Pablo Silva and Héctor Gabriel Fedeli. by Leonardo Nieva
Death of Diego Maradona 13 key findings from expert report into Diego Maradona’s death 03-05-2021 13:36 Expert medical panel concludes actions of the medical team looking after Maradona were “inadequate, deficient and reckless” and “increased the risk” of late footballer’s death. by Leonardo Nieva
Provincial police rebel Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime 09-09-2020 17:10 Officers are in a mutinous mood throughout Argentina’s largest province, as the coronavirus pandemic brings to a head problems unresolved over many years. by Leonardo Nieva
80 days missing Search for Facundo Castro: New witnesses, mobile phone signal and DNA tests 21-07-2020 00:13 Search for missing 22-year-old, who was last seen on April 30 walking along Route 3 between Pedro Luro and Bahía Blanca when he was detained by Buenos Aires provincial police officers in Mayor Buratovich, advances. by Leonardo Nieva