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3 men accused in burglary ring targeting Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce arrested in Argentina
Investigators say the ring stole more than $2 million in jewelry, watches and cash from athletes’ homes while players were away.
- Three Chilean nationals—Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut, and Pablo Zuniga Cartes—were arrested in Argentina on charges connected to burglaries targeting Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, authorities said.
- The suspects struck on October 5 and 7, 2024, while Mahomes and Kelce were traveling with the Chiefs during a Monday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints, using publicly available schedules to identify when homes would be empty.
- Federal investigators recovered an iCloud photograph showing the three suspects posing with a stolen safe and jewelry from Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis' November 2024 burglary; prosecutors allege the group stole valuables worth more than $2 million.
- Chilean Interpol Commissioner Enrique Gutierrez stated the suspects "will face justice in the United States or Argentina," noting they had no significant criminal record in Chile but specialized in robberies outside their borders; the three await extradition.
- The FBI linked the theft ring to burglaries of Tampa Bay and Memphis players plus victims including Joe Burrow, Luka Doncic, and Tyler Seguin, while co-defendant Alexander Esteban Huaiquil-Chavez pleaded guilty in March with sentencing scheduled for June 11.
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