Operation in Uruguay: five arrested and weapons seized in drug network linked to "Meo de Marconi"
Uruguayan police arrested five people linked to a criminal organisation that distributed drugs from Paraguay. Weapons, dollars and vehicles were seized.
Fall of "Meo de Marconi": five arrested in anti-narcotics operation in Montevideo
According to montevideo.com.uy, Uruguay's Interior Ministry provided details on Tuesday of Operation Tracer, in which five people linked to a criminal organisation dedicated to distributing drugs from Paraguay were arrested.
The operation is directly related to the network of drug trafficker Carlos Andrés Migales Viera, 31 years old, known as "Meo de Marconi", who was killed in an apartment in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires in mid-October. Among those apprehended are two brothers of Migales Viera's widow.
Following a series of raids carried out on Tuesday, police managed to capture who authorities described as a "key figure" in the organisation. In the proceedings, US$ 37,500 and approximately 160,000 Uruguayan pesos were seized, a Glock pistol with filed-off serial number, magazine and ammunition, a .22 calibre pistol with magazine, narcotic substance, mobile phones and three vehicles.
The investigation is being handled by the Narcotics Prosecution Office of the 1st Shift in Montevideo. The case already has three convicted persons, including Pablo Leiva, adviser to nationalist councillor Gonzalo Gómez.
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo