Patricia Bullrich denounced the impunity of drug trafficking and warned about Kirchnerism's protection of Alex Ydone Castillo
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The country continues to pay the consequences of a government that gave in to drug trafficking. Alex Ydone Castillo, a Peruvian drug trafficker accused of being the owner of the drugs involved in the triple femicide in Florencio Varela, was detained but was released under the excuse of the coronavirus pandemic and protected by the pro-criminal Kirchnerist doctrine. Today, he is a fugitive from international justice, while Argentine authorities await Interpol's red notice.
According to judicial documents and statements from the defendants, Ydone Castillo was the true owner of the 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of cocaine that were stolen, whose appropriation triggered the massacre of Brenda, Morena, and Lara. Celeste González, a defendant in the case, confessed that the deaths were revenge for that theft, while Florencia Ibáñez, niece of Víctor Sotacuro, clarified that the drug trafficker was not her uncle but her boyfriend, Ydone Castillo.
El narco peruano dueño de la droga fue liberado de prisión por la pandemia del coronavirus"The drug trafficker who owned the drugs in the triple homicide: released under the excuse of the pandemic and protected by the pro-criminal Kirchnerist doctrine. When a government admits it has lost the fight against drug trafficking, these things happen. Our way of working is clear: we're going to look for him and we're going to put him in prison. Whoever commits a crime pays for it. No matter who it is," stated Patricia Bullrich on X, highlighting the inefficiency of the State and the contrast with Javier Milei's promise of a tough-on-crime approach.
The accused became the third international fugitive in the case, along with David Morales Huamani ("El Loco David") and Manuel Valverde, uncle of "Pequeño J." According to his partner, Ydone Castillo was present in the area during the night of the crimes and admitted that the drug theft was the trigger. In addition, he would not be the only owner of the cocaine, revealing the existence of hidden partners.
Patricia Bullrich en X:Ydone Castillo breaks the mold of previous defendants: he has a criminal record for drug trafficking, entered the country undocumented, and was granted a provisional ID processed during his stay in the Federal Penitentiary Service. He was detained at the request of extradition from Peru in February 2020, but his release for humanitarian reasons related to COVID-19 and the inaction of the Peruvian government left him free.
A ruling by the Federal Chamber dated June 2022 details: "In this regard, it should be recalled that the named individual was released for humanitarian reasons related to COVID on April 14, 2020. Also, according to the same judicial decision, the Government of Peru did not submit the corresponding requests within the 60-day period to close the process, a period established by Law 26.082."
For three years, Ydone Castillo remained free in Argentina. According to security sources, "Peru never sent the formal extradition request." Meanwhile, he sold more drugs and established himself as a key figure in the most barbaric drug-related massacre in the country's recent history.
"Once a suspect is arrested under the red notice, he can't be detained again unless a court orders it. This only happens if Peru sends the formal extradition request."Ydone Castillo's lawyers argued that there were errors in the accusation and pointed to the delay by the Peruvian State, showing how the judicial system can be manipulated by impunity. Meanwhile, the fugitive continues to be actively sought, exposing the fragility of the Kirchnerist security policy in the face of drug trafficking.
