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.
