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Córdoba Raid Recovers 1,060 Cattle in Fraud Probe as Prosecutors Weigh Charge for Feedlot Owner

The herd remains under judicial custody in San Luis after an investigation linked to bad-check sales that began last year.

Overview

  • Police seized 1,060 head from the Carlos Tercero feedlot in Chaján following court-ordered searches tied to a May 2025 complaint of an estimated ARS 800 million cattle-sale fraud.
  • The animals, valued at about ARS 2 billion, were assigned to the complainant as judicial custodian and moved to a field in Fortuna, San Luis.
  • Two people, Iván Fiorini and Ana Paula Courreges, are already charged in the case as investigators traced the herd’s interprovincial movements with SENASA records.
  • Prosecutors are evaluating summoning feedlot owner Carlos J. Lanser for possible encubrimiento, and he denies wrongdoing, asserting full traceability and filing legal challenges.
  • Authorities reported resistance during the operation, which was executed under an exhorto from La Pampa and warrants issued in Córdoba.