Argentina's government says authorities in Peru have detained the suspected mastermind behind the brutal murders of three young women on the outskirts of Buenos Aires last week.
Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias “Pequeño J,” is suspected of having planned and ordered the killings of cousins Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, both aged 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, aged 15, which authorities say were linked to drug-trafficking.
Valverde, a 20-year-old Peruvian national, was arrested Tuesday in Pucusana, about 45 miles (72 kilometres) south of Lima, while attempting to flee hidden in a lorry transporting fish.
Matías Ozorio, a 28-year-old Argentine who allegedly acted as the drug boss’ second-in-command, was detained in Lima earlier Tuesday.
The detainees are the latest and most prominent arrests made
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