Alleged burglary crew that targeted Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce homes arrested in Argentina: report

Three alleged members of a South American burglary unit accused of targeting the homes of prima athletes, including Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, were arrested successful Argentina and returned to Chile, according to Chilean authorities cited by ABC News.

The 3 Chilean nationals are wanted successful the United States connected national charges tied to a drawstring of alleged high-profile burglaries targeting nonrecreational athletes crossed the country.

According to ABC News, 2 of the suspects, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, were among 5 radical arrested successful transportation with a robbery earlier this period astatine the location of retired Argentine tennis prima Juan Martin del Potro.

Argentine authorities said the 3rd suspect, Pablo Zuniga Cartes, was arrested separately and was not connected to the del Potro case.

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Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, 22, Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, 23, and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello, 38, each from Chile, are charged successful the burglary of Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow's location successful December. (U.S. Attorney's Office)

The arrests were carried retired during a associated cognition involving Argentine national constabulary and Chilean authorities, according to the report. Chilean authorities told ABC News the suspects are present successful Chile awaiting imaginable extradition proceedings to the United States.

The 3 suspects are among 7 radical charged successful a national ailment accusing members of a South American burglary unit national investigators picture arsenic a "South American Theft Group," oregon SATG.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Chilean authorities, Interpol Chile and Argentinian authorities for further comment.

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According to the January 2025 complaint, national investigators alleged the unit tracked publically disposable crippled schedules to people athletes portion they were distant competing.

Investigators said the radical had a "clear and accordant modus operandi," often approaching homes done wooded oregon acheronian areas earlier breaking windows oregon prying unfastened sliding doors with crowbars.

The ailment alleges the suspects stole jewelry, Rolex watches, cash, luxury luggage and decorator bags worthy millions of dollars from athletes’ homes crossed aggregate states.

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Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, 22, Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, 23, and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello, 38, each from Chile, look charges successful the burglary of Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow's location successful December.

Authorities accidental the burglary spree targeted athletes crossed the NFL and NBA, including Mahomes, Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow and Milwaukee Bucks guardant Bobby Portis.

According to investigators, the homes of Mahomes and Kelce were burglarized days isolated successful October 2024 portion the Chiefs stars were distant from their Kansas City-area properties.

Federal investigators said the burglaries of the Chiefs players mirrored an earlier break-in astatine the location of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, wherever thieves allegedly smashed a model and stole jewelry, Rolex watches, a Louis Vuitton suitcase and a firearm valued astatine astir $167,000.

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The January 2025 ailment besides linked the theft ringing to the December 2024 burglary of a Memphis Grizzlies player’s Tennessee location portion the squad played the Golden State Warriors successful Memphis. Prosecutors alleged the burglars stole astir $1 cardinal worthy of jewelry, watches and luxury bags.

Burrow’s Ohio location was besides burglarized portion the Bengals backmost was playing the Dallas Cowboys successful Texas during Monday Night Football, according to investigators.

Investigators alleged the burglars entered Burrow’s spot from a wooded country down the location during a information displacement alteration and avoided disposable information cameras.

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Federal authorities antecedently released photos allegedly showing respective suspects posing with stolen valuables and burglary tools soon aft 1 of the break-ins. Investigators said the images showed suspects displaying luxury watches and jewelry beside a damaged harmless that had allegedly been pried unfastened aft the burglary of a Milwaukee Bucks player’s home.

In 1 representation cited successful the complaint, a fishy appeared to beryllium wearing Kansas City Chiefs apparel portion posing with stolen items. Investigators said the suspects were apt "bragging" astir the burglaries.

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Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut, and different antheral airs with a stolen harmless and jewelry soon aft the theft, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. (U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida)

The ailment besides details however investigators tracked the alleged burglary unit utilizing cellphone operation data, rental car records and iCloud accounts linked to the suspects.

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Authorities alleged 1 fishy utilized a fraudulent Argentine recognition paper to rent a Volkswagen Atlas successful South Florida that was aboriginal tied to the burglary of Burrow’s home.

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Investigators besides alleged members of the theft unit utilized disposable "throw phones" and often switched devices and SIM cards to debar instrumentality enforcement detection.

The FBI further alleged the burglary crews operated successful tiny groups that coordinated rental cars, hotels, fake IDs and the merchantability of stolen goods portion traveling passim the United States.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes and choky extremity Travis Kelce basal connected the sidelines earlier a preseason NFL crippled astatine EverBank Stadium successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected Aug. 10, 2024. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)

An NFL information memo antecedently obtained by The Associated Press warned players that organized South American theft groups were progressively targeting nonrecreational athletes due to the fact that their schedules and question plans are publically available.

The memo urged players to fortify location information systems, debar posting real-time question updates connected societal media and bounds online displays of costly valuables.

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The 7 men charged successful the national ailment each look conspiracy charges tied to interstate proscription of stolen property. If convicted, they could look up to 10 years successful national prison.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.