Milei Dispatches Security Minister Amid Argentine Furor for Missing Child
- Federal government takes over investigation over missing child
- Case has sparked nationwide interest, speculation 12 days on
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich
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President Javier Milei dispatched one of his top ministers to northern Argentina Tuesday as the federal authorities took over an investigation regarding a missing child that’s gripped the nation.
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced the national government would lead the search and investigation for Loan Danilo Pena, a 5-year-old boy who went missing 12 days ago in the province of Corrientes, about 450 miles north of Buenos Aires city. Bullrich acknowledged human trafficking and kidnapping are being investigated as possible causes for the boy’s disappearance.