The Sur Finanzas scandal has once again shaken the case investigating the money trail surrounding the business network of Ariel Vallejo, a man with direct ties to the world of soccer and structures close to Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia. This Thursday, the company's treasurer, Micaela Sánchez, was caught in the act removing boxes, cell phones, and computer equipment from a warehouse in Turdera, in the district of Lomas de Zamora. The maneuver triggered new raids, and her detention was left to the discretion of federal judge Luis Armella.
Everything originated from an anonymous call to the Prosecutor's Office. A 72-year-old merchant warned that for "twenty or twenty-five days" he had seen vans bearing the Sur Finanzas brand unloading boxes at a warehouse located at 11818 Hipólito Yrigoyen Avenue. That same afternoon, according to his account, the vehicles repeated the operation, which prompted judicial intervention.
When the Federal Police arrived at the site, they found the treasurer loading boxes into a Toyota SW4 van. At first, she fled, but minutes later she returned to the warehouse and was detained about one hundred meters from the location. Inside the vehicle, six cell phones were found—some turned on, others off—, a computer, and documentation that will now be analyzed by experts.
Following that sequence, Judge Armella ordered a search of Sánchez's house and a location linked to an IT technician who, according to the treasurer, was to be the destination of the material she was attempting to move. After 6:00 p.m., the woman remained detained awaiting the judicial decision.
