Overview
- DDI La Matanza investigators tracked Facebook Marketplace and WhatsApp offers to a seller who used a Simón Pérez fishing shop, securing raids in González Catán through Federal Court No. 3 of Morón under Judge Jorge Rodríguez.
- An undercover agente revelador gathered evidence that led to court-ordered searches, including a residence on Perseverancia 4100 where numerous birds were hidden.
- Police arrested Gabriel Hernán Cano, 48, on alleged violations of Argentina’s wildlife protection Law 22.421 and seized his cellphone for forensic analysis to identify buyers, intermediaries and additional channels.
- Officers found the animals in poor condition, with overcrowding in small cages, damaged plumage, visible injuries, signs of depression and cases of pododermatitis.
- The seizure included four endangered yellow cardinals, a species with roughly 2,000 individuals remaining regionally, and all 220 birds were transferred to Fundación Temaikén for quarantine, veterinary care and potential release depending on health.