Argentina extradites suspect from Peru over triple murder case: Video
Argentine authorities received Matías Agustín Ozorio on Thursday, October 2, after he was extradited from Peru to face trial for his alleged role in the murder of three young women in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires province.
Ozorio had been arrested earlier this week in Lima during a joint operation between Peru’s National Police and Interpol. He was escorted in shackles to the Air Police Directorate before being transferred to an Argentine Air Force plane.
Peruvian Interior Minister Carlos Alberto Malaver Odias emphasised the transnational nature of the criminal investigation. He explained that cooperation across South American countries was key: upon learning that Ozorio and another suspect were in Peru, authorities acted quickly. “Through fluid communication between South American countries, we are already fully aware and convinced that crime no longer belongs to just one country; these organisations are transnational in nature. The National Police immediately took action and carried out the corresponding operations,” he said, describing the arrests of Ozorio near Plaza Norte and Tony Hansen Valverde Victoriano, a Peruvian national also involved, near Pucusana.
The extradition represents a step forward in a case that shocked Argentina. The three victims—a 15-year-old girl and two 20-year-old women—were allegedly kidnapped, tortured, and killed by a gang led by Valverde Victoriano, known as ‘Pequeno J’. Investigators say Ozorio was the main accomplice in a criminal organisation linked to drug trafficking in Peru.
Authorities in both countries highlighted that while the arrests cannot undo the harm, they are intended to bring justice for the victims’ families and demonstrate the effectiveness of international cooperation in tackling cross-border crime.
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