The Police surprisingly found more than 700 debit cards that were used for illegal loans in a house in Villa 9 de Julio.
It was in the framework of two raids carried out this Thursday by the members of the Yerba Buena Criminal Investigations and Complex Crimes Unit for the theft of a cell phone and the cards of a young man, which occurred on September 15 in Gobernador del Campo and Solano Vera from the city of Yerba Buena.
That day, two subjects, mobilized on a motorcycle, threatened him with a firearm to take away his cell phone and his wallet that contained documentation and cards.
“As a result of the victim’s father’s complaint at the Yerba Buena Police Station, personnel from this special unit began the investigation and it was possible to identify two homes: one of the suspects, and the other, in Villa 9 de Julio, of a person who acquired these cards for illegal use, ”explained Deputy Commissioner Nicolás Marchant, second head of the Yerba Buena Investigations Unit, led by Commissioner Héctor Marín.
“As a result of the measures, 741 debit cards from different banks were seized in the Villa 9 de Julio house, mostly from the National and Macro Banks, corresponding to social plans, Universal Child Allowances, and private employees registered. Annotations, records and money withdrawal tickets were also found, which makes one suspect that an illegal money lending place was operating at that address.
In addition, the house was equipped for this activity, since it had an entrance through an electric doorman monitored by security cameras that led to the upper floor of the building where there was a waiting room for customer service ”, he explained the researcher, who pointed out that the number of cards and a meticulous record of all the activity drew attention.
Regarding the modus operandi of these people, the researcher assured that it begins with the requirement of a loan by the holder of the bank plastic. “The lender, in return, retains the debit card, and it is he who is responsible for collecting and retaining the money for the agreed amount. Once the loan payment is complete, the card is just returned to you. We have been investigating various events related to fraud and illegal maneuvers with the use of cards for a long time. In this case, an investigation will be initiated for the crime of usury because these loans were made with illegal collections of the amounts loaned, ”said Marchant.
In the other house raided, located in the southern area of the Capital, 50 cartridges and a 9-millimeter pistol were seized because its owner did not have the corresponding documentation.
All the elements seized in the measures ordered by Judge Carmen López were made available to the Fiscal Unit for Early Decision.
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