Following the ambush of Gerli by Racing fans of a group of Colombians from América de Cali, an episode of violence on public transport in broad daylight, the police arrested the leader of The racing boysfaction of the brava bar that predominates over the Racing stones Y the imperial guard.

is approx Leandro Emanuele Paredesdetained in one of the three houses in which simultaneous raids were carried out, where a special .38 caliber “revolver type” firearm “without marking or numbering” was seized.

They also found served pods and an “intact bullet”; also 2,253,000 pesos, 7,050 US dollars and nine cell phones. Among the personal effects they also found an América de Cali shirt, which was allegedly stolen last May 25, when the ambush took place at the train station in the town of Gerli.

Neither Racing nor América de Cali had mutual commitments, but the theft by Colombian fans of an Avellaneda team flag with the words “Burzaco” sparked a visible conflict on social networks that escalated to the point of an ambush. .

It happened on May 25, when a group of supporters from América de Cali was traveling by train from Ezeiza to Constitución, but when they arrived at Gerli station, a group from the Racing brava group – “Referents”, according to the report. Police – ambushed them and attacked Colombians with sidearms

Due to those incidents, Justice initiated an investigation and issued three search warrants that were carried out simultaneously, as the investigation determined three possible addresses where Paredes can be found.

One of the raids was carried out in Sarandi, where one person said he had rented the property from Paredes for two years. The second target in an apartment in the Villa Corina complex, where he was not found either. In the third of the buildings, three blocks from Lanús station, they found the barrabrava who also threatened one of the officers working in the operation.

Paredes’ arrest therefore corresponds to the crime of “illegal possession of a firearm and threats” and he will remain in solitary confinement and be transferred to court on Wednesday.

the chronology

During the preview of the match that the Academy played against Melgar, from Peru, for the South American Cup, three Cali fans stole a Racing flag, which they then showed in a video broadcast online, in which they provoked and challenged the Racing fans.

Prior to the train episode, Racing bar tackled the search for flag thieves in downtown Buenos Aires, the Once and Mataderos neighborhood. In this context, two Colombians reported being kidnapped in a hotel room on Corrientes Avenue, from where they were rescued by the police.

The last episode was that of the Gerli station, which triggered the formal investigation of the Ufi 04 in Avellaneda and the Tribunal of Guarantees 02 in Avellaneda, which culminated in the raids on Tuesday.