Overview
- - Argentina’s Gendarmerie said it dismantled a farm-based cocaine storage network in Salta, seizing about 171.45 kilos and securing a 90-day preventive detention order for three alleged leaders as the probe widens.
- - Police in Buenos Aires province detained 28-year-old Elías Luna as the main suspect in the stabbing death of Micaela Valeria Benítez in Virrey del Pino after he allegedly posed as a buyer for her car and fled in the vehicle.
- - In Madrid, a 17-year-old identified as Diler A. S. died after being stabbed from behind near Entrevías in a suspected clash between rival youth gangs, with separate overnight incidents including a Metro fight leading to eight arrests.
- - Peru’s Callao appeals court annulled the 22-year homicide sentence of ex-footballer Patricio Arce, ordered his immediate release under restrictions, and set a new oral trial that will reexamine the evidence.
- - In Buenos Aires, Franco Colapinto drove a V8-powered Lotus F1 car in a Palermo street show aimed at showcasing Argentina’s capacity to host a Grand Prix, then heads to Miami as teams adapt to newly tightened Formula 1 energy rules.