Three held in Corralito car-for-cocaine deal; 34 marijuana doses seized
FPA officers in Córdoba detained three adults in Corralito who allegedly tried to trade a car for drugs, seizing 207 cocaine doses, 34 marijuana doses, cash and the car. Follow-up raids on three homes in Río Tercero yielded more marijuana doses and cannabis plants, with the three held under drug law 23.737.
🇦🇷 Corralito and barrio Parque Monte Grande, Río Tercero, Córdoba · Argentina
Three adults were detained in Corralito, Tercero Arriba department, for
allegedly trying to exchange a car for cocaine.[1]The operation began on the
street, where investigators intercepted the suspects and made the arrests.[1]At the scene investigators seized 207 doses of cocaine and 34 of marijuana,
money and a car.[2]Investigators said the detainees had tried to exchange the
vehicle for drugs.[2]
After the arrests, the FPA carried out three raids on homes in barrio Parque
Monte Grande in Río Tercero.[3]During those house searches officers seized
additional marijuana doses and cannabis sativa plants for the investigation.[2]
All the seized items were placed at the disposal of the intervening prosecutor’s
office.[3]The three suspects remain detained for alleged violation of
National Drug Law 23.737 while the investigation continues.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Agency
Fuerza Policial Antinarcotráfico
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Sale
Setting
Street or public place, Home
Charge
presunta infracción a la Ley Nacional de Estupefacientes N.º 23.737
El Doceeldoce.tvESIntentaron cambiar un auto por más de 200 dosis de cocaína y terminaron detenidos
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 34 marijuana doses or the additional marijuana doses, so no cannabis weight can be recorded.
No count was published for the cannabis sativa plants seized in the Río Tercero house searches.
The 207 cocaine doses are excluded from the cannabis figures as a non-cannabis substance in a mixed event.
No separate date for the street arrests or house raids was given; 14 November 2026 is the publication date of all three sources and is used as the incident date.
The three detainees were not named and no court outcome beyond detention under investigation was reported.
Police searched four homes in barrio La Tosquera, San Pedro, on 13 November 2026 in a rural theft inquiry and seized 505 grams of marijuana, a revolver, a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition. A 20-year-old woman was apprehended and notified of proceedings and a 25-year-old man was identified; both were released while the investigation continues.
Police in Concordia detained a 42-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, both already under house arrest in a drug case, after four simultaneous raids in a firearms-threats investigation. Officers seized about 300 grams of marijuana along with cocaine, two firearms and dozens of rounds; the man was sent to Federal Prison Unit No. 8 after a 4.5-year sentence became final.
Police searched a home in Lomas del Golf, Mar del Plata, after a woman reported a 21-year-old firing a gun in the street, seizing a carbine, ammunition and two marijuana plants. The 21-year-old was apprehended over firearm offences and later released under article 161 while the investigation continues.
Officers of the FPA carried out 17 simultaneous raids in Salsipuedes and the Bouwer prison complex, detaining 13 adults. The seizures included 460 marijuana doses, seven cannabis plants, 11 vehicles and $12.7 million in cash, valued at $211.5 million.
Arrested 13Plants destroyed 7Vehicles confiscated 11Cash confiscated ARS 12,671,350
