The National Migration Directorate, dependent on the Ministry of the Interior led by Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro, ordered the expulsion of Joaquín “Paisa” Aquino from the country with a permanent re-entry ban, of Paraguayan nationality, linked to the cause of cocaine poisoning. The decision was made known following the defendant refused to testify in court on the followingnoon of this Friday, for which he will remain detained.
The measure became effective this followingnoon, when DNM personnel delivered the notification with which the expulsion was ordered at the DDI La Matanza headquarters, to be submitted to the judge of the case.
Once the procedure was completed, the head of Migration, Florencia Carignano, assured that “Migration had denied Aquino residence and had expelled him from the country with a re-entry ban for 8 years, although the measure might not be made effective since he himself He was a fugitive from justice.”
“The decision of the immigration agency was due to the fact that Aquino had convictions for illegal possession of a weapon of war and for drug trafficking in its possession modality for commercial purposes,” explained the official.
Likewise, it specified that “the National Directorate of Migration ordered the expulsion from the country and prohibited Joaquín Aquino from re-entering, now permanently, decision that will become effective when the interest of Justice on the person ceases.
“El Paisa” refused to testify
Designated as the successor of the detained drug trafficker Miguel Ángel “Mameluco” Villalba and investigated for the origin of the adulterated drug that killed 23 people and intoxicated more than 80 in the northwest and west of the suburbs, “El Paisa” refused to testify before the federal justice this Friday followingnoon and will continue to be detained.
The suspect was questioned Judge Federal Three of February, Juan Manuel Culotta, who charged him with the crimes of “drug trafficking, in the form of trade and possession for marketing purposes aggravated by the intervention of three or more people organized to commit it and illegitimate possession of weapons of war.” This last accusation is due to the fact that a Glock pistol with the number filed was found at his home along with material for five thousand doses of cocaine.
After the reading of the indictment, which took place via videoconference, Aquino – who I already had an arrest warrant After being declared a “rebel” in another case once morest him in the San Martín Justice for transporting almost 1,500 doses of drugs, he declined to answer questions.
According to judicial sources, the accused, who has the private defense of the lawyer Ezekiel Briceno, will remain detained at the disposal of the intervening magistrate while his procedural situation is resolved.
For the cause, which began prior to the deaths from adulterated cocaine, also there are six other detainees, among them, Aldana Benítez, Aquino’s partner; Alberto Medina and his wife, Mónica Altamirano; who will be investigated in the next few hours.
They all face the same charges although with different degrees of responsibility, Aquino being the alleged “organizer” of the gang, the spokespersons detailed.
Meanwhile, the sources consulted clarified that, beyond the connections between this case and the one processed in ordinary justice for the deaths and intoxications with adulterated cocaine, for the time being both files will follow separately: one in the federal jurisdiction and the other the Functional Unit of Instruction (UFI) 16 of San Martín, where deaths from mass poisoning are investigated.
