Gendarmerie seizes 22.6 g of marijuana in Córdoba and San Luis checks
Gendarmería Nacional officers seized 18.6 grams of marijuana in a vehicle check in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, and 4 grams from a couple's luggage at La Punilla, San Luis. A separate check near Santa Catalina found US$55,000 in cash without documents, with everyone involved left subject to federal cases.
🇦🇷 Ruta Nacional 30 near Santa Catalina and Río Cuarto, Córdoba, and Peaje La Punilla, San Luis · Argentina
Gendarmerie officers of the Escuadrón Seguridad Vial Santa Catalina stopped a
car coming from Villa Dolores at kilometre 72 of Ruta Nacional 30 near Santa
Catalina, Córdoba.[1]The car was heading toward Río Cuarto, and officers
found the occupant carrying a backpack holding 55,000 US dollars without
supporting documents.[1]The Federal Court of Río Cuarto ordered the foreign
currency seized and kept the person subject to the case for alleged breach of
article 303 of Argentina’s Penal Code.[1]
In a second check, officers inspected a vehicle travelling from Buenos Aires to
San Luis.[1]In an inner compartment of the vehicle behind the driver’s seat,
they found a jar and a bag holding plant material.[1]Field Narcotest checks
on the substance came back chromatically positive for 18.6 grams of marijuana.[1]Through the provincial anti-narcoticsprosecution office, the FPA directed
that proceedings be carried out and the substances seized.[1]
At the La Punilla toll on Provincial Route 1 in San Luis, La Punta road-safety
officers seized 4 grams of cannabis sativa being carried among a couple’s
luggage.[1]The San Luis federal prosecution unit ordered the substance
confiscated, proceedings drawn up, and the people to remain free but subject to
the case if they had no restrictive measures.[1]
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No separate date for the three roadside checks is given; 4 November 2024 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No arrests were reported; the people involved were left at liberty but subject to federal cases.
The cannabis was identified only by Narcotest field tests, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
The US$55,000 cash seizure is a non-cannabis matter mentioned for context and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The account rests on a single official government release; no independent corroborating reporting was found.
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