Gendarmería officers of the Sección Vial “Lapachito”, part of Escuadrón 14 “Las Palmas”, stopped a general-cargo truck that had come from Paraguay and was heading for Buenos Aires province at kilometre 1,056 of Ruta Nacional 11 in Chaco, in the early hours of 3 October 2024.[1] The officers noticed bags and a backpack in the cab and searched them with the anti-drug dog “Lennin”, which reacted to the bundles, in the presence of witnesses.[1] The Ministry of National Security’s own account says the officers were on a control operation at kilometre 1,056 and pulled the Paraguay-bound truck over for inspection.[2]

Opening the bundles, the gendarmes counted 270 packages wrapped in clear nylon holding a plant substance that a Narcotest field test found positive for cannabis sativa.[1] The load weighed 250 kilograms 500 grams, the ministry’s own release says.[2] Radio 3 Cadena Patagonia, crediting argentina.gob.ar, reported that the officers found 270 packages holding a total of 250 kilos 500 grams of marijuana.[3]

The Federal Court No. 2 of Resistencia ordered the drug seized and the driver of the truck detained.[1] The Ministry of National Security release says the same court ordered the seizure and the driver’s detention.[2] Radio 3 Cadena Patagonia reported that the driver, visibly nervous during the inspection, was arrested and accused of breaking Law 23.737 on narcotics.[3] Radio 3 Cadena Patagonia reported that the Federal Court No. 2 of Resistencia ordered the substance seized and the driver immediately detained, accused of breaching the narcotics law.[3]