Patricia Bullrich achieved the capture of a Bolivian suspect in the triple narco murder.

In a joint operation between the Ministry of National Security, the Jujuy Police, and Bolivian authorities, Bolivian citizen Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro, the fifth suspect in the triple narco femicide in Florencio Varela, was arrested in the city of Villazón. The arrest represents a new advance by Javier Milei's government in the fight against organized crime, after years in which Kirchnerism allowed insecurity and drug trafficking to grow in the Conurbano.

Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced it on her social media: "From the National Security Ministry, with the collaboration of the Jujuy Security Ministry, we report the arrest of Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro in Villazón, Bolivia. The detainee was a fugitive for the murder of Brenda, Morena, and Lara. In a few moments, he will be transferred to DFI PFA facilities."

The operation was led by prosecutor Dr. Alberto Mendivil from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Jujuy, in coordination with the Specialized Homicide Prosecutor's Unit of La Matanza, Guarantee Court No. 4, and the Villazón Prosecutor's Office. Security Secretary Alejandra Monteoliva detailed that the suspect was found at the Hostal Villazón, just 600 meters (1,969 feet) from Argentine territory, and that Interpol is coordinating the transfer to La Quiaca for his extradition.

Sources from the investigation revealed to the media that Sotacuro was linked to one of the vehicles used in the crime: a Volkswagen Fox that served as support for the Chevrolet Tracker in which the victims were transported from La Matanza to Florencio Varela. Monteoliva confirmed to the media that the detainee had traveled in that vehicle.

Jujuy Governor Carlos Sadir also highlighted the operation on his X account: "Thanks to the work of the Jujuy Police, the arrest of Lázaro Víctor Sotacuro was achieved in Villazón, Bolivia. At this moment, the extradition process to the country is underway. Sotacuro was one of the fugitives for the triple femicide of Lara, Brenda, and Morena in Buenos Aires. I deeply hope that justice is served for the three victims."

The bodies of Lara Gutiérrez (15), Brenda del Castillo (20), and Morena Verdi (20) were found in the early hours of Wednesday in a house in Villa Vatteone, Florencio Varela. They had been tortured, dismembered, and buried. Four people have already been arrested for the crime: Magalí Celeste González Guerrero (28), Andrés Maximiliano Parra (18), Iara Daniela Ibarra (19), and Miguel Ángel Villanueva Silva (27), who were transferred to the Melchor Romero prison.

The main hypothesis indicates that the young women were lured under the pretense of a party in Bajo Flores, but in reality fell into an ambush organized by the drug trafficker known as "Pequeño J," identified as Julio Valdeverde or Julio Noguera, 23 years old and of Peruvian nationality. He is suspected of having ordered the execution as revenge related to a theft of money and cocaine.