Federal police arrested four people — three men and one woman, all Argentine adults, the woman described as the alleged leader of the settlement — after breaking up two drug-selling points in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos.[1][2] They were charged with offences linked to selling narcotics and possessing firearms, and they and the seized items were left at the disposal of the intervening judge under the drug law.[1][2] Elonce likewise reported three men and a woman, named as the alleged person responsible for the activity under investigation in the settlement, held after the same operation.[3]
Officers of the Federal Investigations Department of the Policía Federal Argentina searched two homes in the western part of Barrio 192 Viviendas, in the sector known as the former-dump settlement.[1][2] The case had begun in August 2026 with the Federal Operational Unit in Concepción del Uruguay, through intelligence, surveillance and following, and it led to court search warrants.[1] Prosecutor’s Office No. 5, led by Eduardo Pascual Santo, took part, and Guarantee and Transition Court No. 1, under Judge Alejandrina Herrero, authorised the searches.[3]
Police reported seizing several cocaine doses ready for distribution, 1.2 kilograms of marijuana, 42 clonazepam pills, a .22 carbine with a pistol and ammunition of the same calibre, .28 and .12 ammunition, an air rifle, a homemade pistol, a precision scale, a motorcycle and several mobile phones.[1][2] Elonce confirmed the same 1.2 kilograms of marijuana, cocaine doses prepared for distribution, 42 clonazepam pills, the .22 carbine, a pistol, an air rifle, a homemade weapon, a precision scale, a motorcycle and mobile phones.[3] A local outlet, 03442, reported that the searches began on Thursday afternoon and ran into the night in the south-west of the city, near Barrio 192 Viviendas and the former dump, and that officers also seized about 400,000 pesos in cash and a compacted brick of marijuana.[4] 03442 said twelve people were identified at the scene and four were detained on a judicial order, taken to the federal police station to await a statement before the Guarantee Court, with Prosecutor’s Office No. 5 under Eduardo Santo intervening.[4]
