In a simultaneous mega operation which began at 4:30 in the morning this Friday, 60 raids are being carried out in Tucumán. This action is part of an investigation initiated in the province of Córdoba by prosecutor Iván Rodríguez, who is investigating a gang made up of people from Tucumán and Córdoba allegedly involved in bank leaks and robberies in different parts of Córdoba.
According to preliminary reports, this Tucumán gang operated jointly with criminals from Córdoba, committing crimes mainly in Córdoba, but its main base would be Tucumán. The operation also coincides with others that are also being carried out in Córdoba.
In addition to prosecutor Rodríguez, prosecutor Tomás Robert, from the province of Tucumán, is also present.
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Of the raids carried out so far, 44 have taken place in the capital of Tucumán and about twenty in the south of the province of Córdoba. According to the preliminary data available so far, there are Five people were arrested, eight were prosecuted, and weapons and vehicles were seized. Likewise, drugs have been confiscated whose quantities exceed those for personal consumption.
“Glass breaker”
The gang known as Rompevidrios was detected by an investigation by the Scientific Team of Fiscal Investigations (ECIF), of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Córdoba, who requested collaboration from Tucuman officials for their identification, since they operated from there.
Since March of this year, members of the Criminal Analysis Department of the ECIF have been trying to identify the individuals suspected of committing bank robberies in Córdoba.
The investigative advances were so effective that it was possible to establish that eleven subjects from Tucumán traveled to Córdoba to commit property crimes.
Within this framework, raids were coordinated and four “window breakers” were arrested: Cristian Roberto Ale, Pablo Toledo, Enzo Daniel Jerez and Hernán Alexis Ortiz (a fifth member was arrested last Sunday).
Also seized were a 9 mm Bersa Thunder 4 pistol with suppressed numbering, another 22 short caliber weapon and 9 ammunition, three cars, a Peugeot 2008, Ford Focus and a Toyota Corolla, as well as various documentation, headphones, pen drives, hard drives, cell phones. , cash, various motorcycle helmets and clothing.
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In the next few hours They will be transferred to Cordoba, prior request for a warrant.
According to the investigation, they were involved in different incidents with the same modality, all concentrated in the capital of Córdoba, more precisely in the downtown area. They used vehicles registered in Tucumán and had been operating there since last year.
The Tucumán prosecutor Carlos Picón, in charge of the raids, explained that “the raids were carried out in connection with the commission of bank robbery and bank robbery crimes. It was a gang that was not only important in infrastructure but also very dangerous. They were people who already had sentences in Tucumán, “They knew that they were cornered in Tucumán and began to commit crimes in other provinces.”
In addition to the geographic scope and danger of the band, The prosecutor highlighted the high economic level of its members: “There were houses that not only had top-of-the-line appliances that are extremely expensive. Many of them were seized because we know that they are products that have been bought with money that comes from crime.”
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The Minister of Security, Juan Pablo Quinteros, detailed to Chain 3 that the operation included 60 raids in both provinces and resulted in several arrests.
“Eight people have already been prosecuted. Today (Friday) there were five arrests in the province of Tucumán, plus two in the city of Córdoba. There are seized cars, seized weapons and a lot of money that will be quantified,” Quinteros said.
The Minister highlighted the work carried out by prosecutor Iván Rodríguez and his team to disrupt this criminal gang. According to Quinteros: “We have dismantled a gang that not only operated in Córdoba, but also in Tucumán, San Luis, Salta and Rosario. It is important because two of the detainees are dangerous criminals sought for a long time by Justice”.
Quinteros indicated that the investigation continues to determine possible connections with other criminal gangs. For the moment, the participation of employees of the banking entities where the leaks occurred is ruled out.
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Report by Rosalía Cazorla.
