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Woman’s Reported ARS 1.5 Million Theft in Frías Turns Out To Be Money Thrown in Bathroom Bin

Police reviewed home CCTV and recovered the full sum from a bathroom trash bin, closing the case as a family misunderstanding.

Overview

  • A 32-year-old woman reported ARS 1,500,000 missing from her Inti Huasi home, prompting an immediate response from local police.
  • Officers from the División de Robo y Hurto and prevention units examined the house cameras and found no evidence of an outside person entering the property.
  • Footage showed the complainant carrying the bundle toward the bathroom and leaving with empty hands, but the bathroom area had no camera coverage.
  • The woman’s parents searched the indicated spot and found the intact ARS 1,500,000 in the bathroom trash bin, after which police recovered the money and closed the procedure.
  • The case highlights how quick CCTV checks and police protocol can resolve high‑value reports while also showing the limits of camera blind spots and the risks of early accusations.