Man detained over BROU robbery in Pando released after lawyer explains case

A man detained over the robbery of a Banco República branch in Pando has been released after his lawyer said investigators found no connection between him and the crime.

Daniel Urroz said his client initially appeared as a witness before becoming a person under investigation. “He was a witness, then he became a person under investigation. It was a misunderstanding, and he has just been released,” Urroz told reporters after several hours of questioning by prosecutors in the department of Canelones.

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He was a witness, then he became a person under investigation. It was a misunderstanding, and he has just been released.

Investigators had focused on him because the vehicle allegedly used in the robbery had previously been parked at his home. Urroz acknowledged that the car had been there but said his client did not know about it because he had been in the city of Minas over the weekend. The lawyer also said his client did not know any of the people involved.

Urroz described the vehicle’s presence as an “abuse of trust” by whoever left it at the property. He said evidence showed his client was away and returned home at 11 p.m. on Monday.

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Yes, the car was at my client’s home, but he did not know about it because he had been in the city of Minas over the weekend.

The investigation continues. Prosecutors charged one man with aggravated robbery, drug and weapons offenses, receiving stolen property and aggravated criminal association, and ordered 180 days of pretrial detention. Another detainee received 180 days of house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor for illegal weapons trafficking, while a third faces a concealment charge and 90 days in pretrial detention. His defense has appealed.

Police are still seeking Inti Camilo Cuba Vignolo, 38, who appeared without covering his face on security cameras, and Paul Alexander Cosella Cabrera, 32.

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It was an abuse of trust.