Police find weapon used in Salta murders, seven detained

The police found the weapon which was used to kill the two French tourists, Houria Moummi and Cassandre Bouvier, in Salta province, and detained other two suspects, judicial sources reported.

“The 22 caliber gun was found at the house of a neighbour of one of the seven suspects detained on Saturday, who had confessed the place where it was hidden,” Marcelo Báez, the spokesman of the Justice department of the district said.

The police arrested seven people after several raids held in Salta City and the neighbouring locality, San Lorenzo, where the bodies of the French women were found.

Earlier, four suspects - all Salta natives - were arrested, the judge in charge of the case confirmed.

“They have been arrested in connection to the case,” affirmed Martín Peréz, who also reported the discovery of important new evidence toward solving the case. One of the new pieces of evidence includes a camera, which investigators are already analyzing.

The new detained suspects will give evidence on Monday. Following the recent arrests, there are now seven people who remain in custody in connection with the murders.