Two young men arrested accused of stealing cows

Two young people were arrested accused of stealing at least 30 cows and six horses from a house in the Buenos Aires town of Virrey del Pino, while in their possession they found more than six firearms, including a shotgun, police sources reported today. It all happened last Thursday when a man reported that he had been robbed of cattle, of different breeds. That same day, police personnel from the South Police Substation of La Matanza carried out an emergency search on two homes in the Buenos Aires town of Virrey del Pino.In one of them, located in Pillado at 7500, a man identified by the police as Leonel Alejandro Martínez (25), who had in his possession a Colt .38 caliber revolver, was arrested. two cell phones, a mount and 2 knives used for fishing. Meanwhile, a horse used to steal the cattle was also kidnapped, the sources said. Meanwhile, in another home on Manzanares and Pythagoras streets, two more horses, three saddles, a .22 caliber pistol and two cell phones were found, owned by Ángel Gabriel Mujica (29), who was arrested. The prosecutor Alejandra Núñez, of the Functional Unit of Instruction (UFI) 8 of La Matanza, endorsed what was done under the cover of “abigeato”, that is, the theft or theft of cattle. In total, at least 30 cows of different breeds, coats and ages, and six horses were seized. In addition, other weapons were seized such as a Stopping Power shotgun with the suppressed 12/70 caliber numbering, with 12 cartridges; a pistol with no visible marking or numbering, calibre 16; a Browning pistol caliber 9mm, with 30 cartridges intact; a Jaguar revolver caliber 32, with suppressed numbering and with 6 cartridges intact. The prosecutor ordered the arrest of the two young men and the apprehension and notification of the start of the case to seven other people, who were in the place where the animals and part of the seized weapons were located. By court order, the animals were placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs of the province of Buenos Aires, the sources said.

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