Overview
- Federal prosecutor María Alejandra Mángano asked Tuesday to send the case to trial against a 34-year-old man and his 53-year-old mother, who remain in custody pending a hearing.
- Investigators say the plan was to use the girl to carry drugs in her body by swallowing capsules or through subcutaneous implants during a trip to Peru, then bring her back into Argentina.
- Gendarmería rescued the teen on September 18, 2025, after stopping a bus near San Pedro following an anonymous tip, where she had no documents, was not on the passenger list, and told officers she was being prepared to transport drugs.
- The man is charged as a co-author of human trafficking and with sexual abuse with carnal access and corruption of minors, while his mother is charged as a co-author of aggravated trafficking based on the victim’s age and vulnerability.
- The request closes the investigation after testimony from Gendarmería, electronic device forensics, the teen’s Cámara Gesell statement, and migration data on informal border crossings, and it asks the court to order financial reparation for the victim.