Argentina’s federal police detained three men and seized almost three kilograms of marijuana in the province of Entre Ríos.[1] The DUOF Paraná unit, a federal operational division, opened the inquiry at the request of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of First Instance of Paraná under Leandro Ardoy and found that several people used a social network to organise motorcycle trips from Paraná to Concepción del Uruguay to move narcotics covertly.[1] El Entre Ríos reported that the group shared fuel costs for the motorcycle runs that carried the drugs, and that the judicial case began after investigators saw the movements on social media.[2]

The Federal Court of First Instance No 1 of Paraná, under Leandro Damián Ríos, ordered the field work to continue and an officer was designated an Agente Revelador, an undercover operative, who made covert contact with the suspects to receive a parcel in Concepción del Uruguay.[1] El Entre Ríos placed the handover at the corner of Isaías Torres and Pablo Scéliga streets in Concepción del Uruguay.[2] The parcel was opened at judicial headquarters, found to hold a bag with 109 grams of marijuana buds, reconditioned as received, and released under a court order authorising an Entrega Vigilada, a controlled delivery.[1] With help from the DUOF unit in Concepción del Uruguay, investigators ran discreet inquiries in both cities and identified two addresses, one in Paraná and one in Concepción del Uruguay.[1] Infobae, citing Uno Entre Ríos, reported that the searches of the two homes were carried out on Saturday 6 July 2024.[3]

Searches at the two addresses ended with the detention of three men and the seizure of a parcel and three nylon wrappers holding almost three kilograms of marijuana buds.[1] Infobae described the three detainees as Argentine adults believed to be the heads of the organisation, which sold marijuana to order and delivered it by motorcycle.[3] Officers also seized 94,980 pesos, three motorcycles, four mobile phones and a precision scale, among other items of interest to the case.[1] The three detainees, Argentine adults, were placed at the disposal of the intervening magistrate with the seized items for violating the drug law.[1] Infobae said the detainees would be charged under Argentina’s drug law, which it numbered 27.737; the current national narcotics law is 23.737.[3]