News of argentina crime

Argentina designates three Ecuador gangs as ‘terrorist groups’

06-08-2026 20:32 Milei and Noboa sign security, trade and extradition agreements during talks in Quito; Los Lobos, Los Choneros and Chone Killers designated as terrorist groups.

INTERVIEW

'They don't have bosses': The detective hunting Chile's 'criminal tourists'

31-07-2026 06:40 After years tracking crews and gangs accused of targeting athletes and celebrities, Nassau County detective Jesús Bonilla explains how the crews recruit, operate and continue to expand.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

Criminal tourism: Inside the Chilean burglary network targeting sports stars

31-07-2026 06:40 How a gang accused of raiding Juan Martín del Potro's home fits into an international criminal network that has targeted elite athletes across the Americas and Europe.

by Federico Perez Vecchio

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

From Tandil break-in to FBI probe – How Del Potro burglary went global

31-07-2026 06:40 Investigation into burglary at former tennis star's home has expanded into an international case involving Interpol, the FBI and a possible extradition to the United States.

by Federico Perez Vecchio

Foreign relations

Rubio: US wants to globalise fight against far-left 'terrorism'

17-07-2026 11:11 Argentina among nations represented at meeting on "The Resurgence of Political Terrorism" hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Trial into disappearance of missing five-year-old Loan begins

18-06-2026 17:49 Fate of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña remains one of Argentina’s most haunting mysteries of recent years; Long-awaited trial due to begin, days after the second anniversary of child’s disappearance.

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Two years on, Argentina still searches for answers in missing child case

14-06-2026 13:10 Fate of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña remains one of Argentina's most haunting mysteries of recent years; Long-awaited trial due to begin, days after the second anniversary of child’s disappearance.

SHOCKING FEMICIDE

Anger as it emerges suspect in teenager's killing attempted previous kidnap

03-06-2026 18:58 Details of shocking murder of 14-year-old Agostina Vega published by local media; Wave of public indignation over femicide and authorities’ previous handling of previous case involving prime suspect.

POLITICS & CORRUPTION

US$2.5 million, drugs found in raid on top official’s home

03-06-2026 11:24 Facundo Leal, former head of the ARSAT state satellite firm and ORSNA airport regulator, arrested after a raid on his Palermo flat; Over US$2.5 million in cash, drugs and other items, including surveillance gear, seized as part an ongoing court investigation.

CRIME & SECURITY

Security Ministry: Argentina recorded lowest homicide rate on record in 2025

01-06-2026 17:10 Milei government reports 3.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, says country has received the highest international rating for crime statistics quality.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina joins regional alliance in bid to curb spread of organised crime

29-05-2026 11:46 New group comprises five South American countries, who will work together on intelligence, immigration control, crime-fighting ; Working group will meet in six months’ time.

crime

Accused in fatal Barracas boarding house fire attack declines to testify

18-05-2026 16:34 Man accused of killing three women in alleged hate crime refuses to testify at opening hearing; Prosecutors allege deadly 2024 fire targeting four lesbians was motivated by hatred over their sexual orientation.

TRIPLE MURDER

Peru extradites key suspect in triple murder case to Argentina

04-05-2026 18:29 Suspect accused of orchestrating drug-linked killings to face court as families protest for justice.

CRIME & SECURITY

Police arrest duo after raid over 'Chinese mafia' supermarket threats in Mar del Plata

01-05-2026 15:30 Two arrested and cash, firearms seized after probe into alleged extortion network targeting Chinese-run supermarkets.

SOCIETY

Maradona's birthplace repurposed as soup kitchen for hungry

14-04-2026 17:30 Diego Maradona's childhood home has become a soup kitchen and support centre for residents of Villa Fiorito, who receive clothes or a hot meal in the same courtyard where the late footballer grew up.

Crime & Security

Authorities say fatal school shooting linked online ‘TCC’ crime community

09-04-2026 18:49 Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says San Cristóbal school shooting was not “an isolated case nor a case of bullying,” claiming the shooter “participated in an international digital network” and Internet subculture dedicated to such incidents.

VIOLENCE & SOCIETY

68 gender-based killings in Argentina in first quarter, report finds

07-04-2026 11:32 Report by La Casa del Encuentro NGO recorded 68 gender-based killings in January-March period; 72% of killings took place in victim’s home.

Tragedy in San Cristóbal

Santa Fe town in shock after 13-year-old killed in school shooting attack

01-04-2026 15:53 Community gathers to mourn 13-year-old victim of unprecedented school shooting attack; 15-year-old suspect – a pupil at the school – set to be charged with aggravated murder.

CRIME & SECURITY

Anaesthetist’s death sparks police probe into secret stolen drug parties

01-04-2026 12:44 Thirty-one-year-old anaesthetist Alejandro Zalazar was found dead in his flat in Palermo last month, alongside medical supplies allegedly stolen from the Hospital Italiano; Police investigating reported “drug parties” involving “controlled trips,” in which users were given propofol and fentanyl.

by James Grainger

San Cristóbal school shooting

One dead, eight injured in Santa Fe Province school shooting

30-03-2026 13:13 Shocking school shooting attack by pupil in San Cristóbal leaves one dead, eight wounded; 15-year-old assailant entered firing shots, killing a 13-year-old and injuring several others.

FOREIGN POLICY & SECURITY

Argentina designates Mexico's CJNG cartel a ‘terrorist organisation’

26-03-2026 15:23 Milei government adds Jalisco New Generation Cartel to registry of terrorist organisations, following in footsteps of Washington, and reaffirms “commitment to fight against organised crime.”

CRIME & SECURITY

Teen jailed for 23 years over murder of seven-year-old in carjacking

16-03-2026 15:51 Court in La Plata hands down 23-year sentence for the attack in which the minor was dragged for 15 blocks; Attacker was 17 at the time of the fatal carjacking.

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Trial into missing five-year-old’s disappearance in doubt

02-03-2026 18:42 First preliminary hearing exposes the scale of the proceedings over the disappearance of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes in June 2024; Prosecutor Carlos calls for acceleration, questions limits put on his work; There are two parallel cases and 17 people indicted in all.

by Leonardo Nieva

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Congress votes to lower age of criminal responsibility to 14

27-02-2026 19:29 Milei and La Libertad Avanza notch up another legislative win in special Congress sessions; New juvenile penal regime will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14, down from the present age of 16.

Crime & Security

‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri

25-02-2026 12:32 Buenos Aires City mayor says his administration has taken “a political decision to enforce the law” and that, as a result, all crimes in the capital have decreased.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Crime down in capital: Murders, robberies, carjackings fall to historic lows in Buenos Aires

24-02-2026 18:42 Homicide rate dropped to 2.5 per 100,000 inhabitants last year, making Buenos Aires the second-safest capital in the Americas behind Ottawa, Canada.

by Federico Perez Vecchio

LETTER BOMB ATTACK

Three injured in letter bomb blast at school in Buenos Aires, say police

20-02-2026 16:19 Three people were injured Friday after a mail bomb exploded at the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Lower house backs bill to lower age of criminal responsibility

12-02-2026 21:28 Deputies approve lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 with 149 votes in favour, 100 against; Bill supported by La Libertad Avanza, UCR, PRO, Provincias Unidas and other deputies.

Rosario unrest

Rosario police end revolt over pay, mental health demands

11-02-2026 17:14 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in crime-it Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn; Pay offer ends dispute.

Police rebellion

Police protest in Rosario over salary demands, mental health care

11-02-2026 17:05 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn.

Murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski

Life sentences for 'Clan Sena,' the killers of Cecilia Strzyzowski

10-02-2026 10:51 Chaco court sentences Cecilia Strzyzowski’s husband and his politically connected parents to life imprisonment for her femicide; Case sparked nationwide outrage after the 28-year-old disappeared in June 2023.

CRIME & SECURITY

Peru agrees to extradite main suspect in triple homicide case

03-02-2026 23:17 Peruvian government greenlights transfer of Tony 'Pequeño J' Janzen Valverde Victoriano, who will face trial in Argentina for the brutal murder of three young girls in Greater Buenos Aires last September.

POLITICS, JUSTICE & CONGRESS

Push to lower age of criminal responsibility set for Congress kick-off

30-01-2026 09:47 President Javier Milei’s government will seek to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 or 14 during extraordinary sessions of Congress, reviving a long-running debate over juvenile crime and punishment.

POLITICS & JUSTICE

What’s in Milei's bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility?

28-01-2026 22:54 Argentina’s government wants to transform the country's specialised penal regime for minors. Here's how.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Lowering age of criminal responsibility – is Argentina legislating in mood of violent emotion?

28-01-2026 15:56 Is the Milei government's bill "political opportunism," a distraction or the handing down of real consequences to those who commit crime?

by Barbara Komarovsky

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Catholic Church rejects Milei bill to lower age of criminal responsibility

28-01-2026 15:07 Ecclesiastical authorities issue statement criticising bid to amend youth criminal regime; Church demands "profound changes" from government, decries lack of consultation with experts.

CRIME & SECURITY

Mar del Plata: Man in arrested for hitting vehicle in President Milei's motorcade

28-01-2026 10:41 Man arrested after striking one of the vehicles in President Javier Milei's motorcade in the city of Mar del Plata.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Argentina’s prison population hits new high amid chronic overcrowding

26-01-2026 19:21 Prison population grew 7.1% in 2024, with property crimes and short sentences driving overcrowding; Five provinces exceed the national incarceration average, authorities warn that tougher laws and short sentences are fuelling sustained rise in numbers.

CRIME & SECURITY

Milei government renews push to lower age of criminal responsibility

26-01-2026 18:07 President Javier Milei’s government will seek to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 or 14 during extraordinary sessions of Congress, reviving a long-running debate over juvenile crime and punishment.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Homicides down 5% from last year, robberies drop to lowest in recent history

22-01-2026 18:06 Argentina’s Security Ministry presents preliminary data showing a sustained decline of homicide rate and a more than 20% drop in robberies nationwide over past year.

CRIME: Robbery that stunned a nation

Argentina remembers the ‘Heist of the Century,’ 20 years on

13-01-2026 12:01 Two decades ago, a criminal gang entered a branch of Banco Río in San Isidro, taking 23 people hostage. In a daring operation involving underground tunnels, inflatable rafts and fake weapons, they managed to outwit 300 police officers and escape – albeit temporarily – with bagfuls of cash and jewellery. Twenty years on, only around US$1.5 million has ever been recovered, with the fate of the rest of haul unknown.

Crime & Security

Death of 45-year-old in Villa 20 triggers police inquiry, investigation

26-12-2025 23:32 Gabriel González, 45, died in reported clash between police and residents; Authorities launch judicial and internal investigations amid family allegations of excessive use of force.

CRIME & SECURITY

Crime ranking shows ‘security incidents’ up 20% in Argentina last year

22-12-2025 13:47 National report by private Verisure firm shows 20 percent increase in “security incidents” over past 12 months; Province of Tucumán leads crime ranking with 65% surge, with sustained growth in Córdoba, Mendoza and the Atlantic coast.

LATIN AMERCIAN POLITICS

Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance

17-12-2025 10:14 Argentina's president is eagerly embracing José Antonio Kast as another partner in a right-wing project he sees himself as commanding across the region.

POLITICS & CORRUPTION

Senator-elect accused of US drug arrest gives up battle for seat

03-12-2025 12:57 La Libertad Avanza national deputy Lorena Villaverde says she has “no ongoing criminal cases either in Argentina or in the United States” against her but says she will resign the Senate seat she won in October to stay in the lower house.

MISSING CHILD

Court merges Loan Peña casefiles, paving way for 17 defendants to stand trial

26-11-2025 10:22 Unification clears procedural challenges as 17 defendants move toward oral trial over disappearance of five-year-old in June 2024; Seven accused of abduction and concealment of boy, another 10 face other charges.

ANALYSIS

Crime, economic woes push South American voters to right

18-11-2025 15:36 Reasons why South Americans are electing right-wing candidates this year differ in each country, but they’re all driving the region in the same political direction.

DEATH OF CECILIA STRZYZOWSKI

Jury trial for Chaco femicide that rattled regional politics begins

27-10-2025 18:26 Investigation into the disappearance and presumed murder of 28-year-old Cecilia Strzyzowski is now being heard before a jury in Resistencia; Young woman’s death highlights links between politics and the powerful “Clan Sena” family in northern Chaco province.

PRISONS & JAIL

Prison population in Argentina’s federal jails rises 3% in two months

16-10-2025 14:23 Number of inmates held in federal prisons rose 3.2 percent in September from December 2024, according to new data from the Attorney General’s Office.