Gendarmerie seizes 510 kg of marijuana in Colonia Delicia
Gendarmerie patrol officers in the El Francés sector of Colonia Delicia, Misiones, found 30 abandoned bundles holding 510.829 kg of marijuana after the carriers fled. The drug was placed at the disposal of the Eldorado federal court and prosecutor while the investigation continues.
🇦🇷 El Francés, Colonia Delicia, Misiones · Argentina
Officers of the Núcleo Section and Technical Units of Gendarmerie Squadron 10
Eldorado were patrolling the sector known as El Francés, in the municipality of
Colonia Delicia, when they saw a group of people carrying bundles.[1]When the
carriers noticed the officers, they abandoned the load and fled into the
darkness of the Misiones forest, and no arrests at the scene were reported.[1]The seized drug was placed at the disposal of the Federal Court and the Federal
Prosecutor’s Office of Eldorado while the investigation to find those
responsible continues.[1]
After securing the area, officers searched it and found 30 bundles containing
plant material hidden in the dense vegetation.[1]Field tests confirmed the
material was 510 kilos829 grams of marijuana, also called cannabis sativa.[1]A second account describes the same procedure under drug law 23.737 in the same
El Francés sector and gives the same Narcotest result of 510 kilos829 grams of
cannabis sativa, placed at the disposal of the Eldorado federal court and
prosecutor.[2]
The operation was part of a National Security Ministry drive against drug
trafficking in the littoral region, in which the Argentine National Gendarmerie
seized more than 500 kilos of marijuana in Misiones province.[1]The local
press account dates the find to 8 April 2025 and says the previously challenged
carriers dropped their bags and fled into the darkness.[3]
Photos and video
Packages of the marijuana seized in Misiones. Photo: Gendarmería Nacional ArgentinaPhoto details
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