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Leaders of Money Laundering Network Arrested in Argentina

Argentine police arrested two individuals at the border with Brazil on charges of leading a clandestine gambling network. The operation resulted in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of dollars and millions of pesos.


Leaders of Money Laundering Network Arrested in Argentina

Two individuals were arrested at the Tancredo Neves Border Crossing in Puerto Iguazú while attempting to enter Brazil. They are identified as the main leaders of a clandestine gambling network used for money laundering. In parallel, a series of raids were conducted in Mar del Plata, where hundreds of thousands of dollars and millions of pesos were seized. Within the framework of operations led by the Ministry of National Security against organized crime, agents from the Federal Investigation Department (DFI) of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) carried out the procedure against the structure that was dismantled last week. According to police sources, the organization operated from the gated community El Rumenco, where the management centers for the illegal gambling and money laundering system were located. This information came to light thanks to an investigation that began in July 2024. The group obtained foreign currency through clandestine online casinos and then re-entered it using 'financial mules'—people of limited means who lent their data to open fake bank and digital accounts where illicit profits were deposited and fragmented. During the raids, two safety deposit boxes belonging to the mother and sister of two of the main accused were found. Additionally, $430,000 and 3.5 million pesos were seized, along with relevant documentation for the case. The detainees and the seized material are now in the hands of the intervening magistrate in the case of criminal association and exploitation of clandestine gambling.

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