Overview
- Late May and early June raids led to the detention of Facundo Leal and the seizure of roughly US$2.4–2.5 million in cash from properties linked to him.
- Investigators also recovered quantified illegal drugs — including ketamine, MDMA and cocaine — and opened a separate criminal probe for the narcotics found in Leal’s Buenos Aires residence.
- A professional espionage kit was seized at Leal’s Palermo home, including camouflaged audio/video devices, a satphone, a signal jammer and a GPS tracker, all sent for forensic peritaje.
- The probe began after a January 2024 theft of fiber‑optic equipment at an ARSAT depot and has expanded to alleged contract rigging and kickbacks tied to Argentina Logistic Services (ALS) and several long‑time ARSAT officials.
- Judge Lino Mirabelli and fiscal Fernando Domínguez hold seized phones, computers and documents under secreto de sumario while forensic work proceeds and prosecutors seek indagatorias that could widen or split the case.