15.2 kg of marijuana thrown into scrub at Formosa's Paraguay border
Gendarmes of Squadron 16 "Clorinda" deployed near the hamlet of Garcete Cué, Formosa, after reports of people moving toward the Paraguayan border, and saw two motorcycle riders throw a bag into the undergrowth. Officers recovered 17 packages holding 15 kilograms 205 grams of cannabis sativa and seized them through the Federal Prosecutor's Office No. 1 of Formosa; no arrests were reported.
🇦🇷 Paraje Garcete Cué, near Clorinda, Formosa province · Argentina
Gendarmes of Squadron 16 “Clorinda”, Argentina’s border gendarmerie unit based
at the city of Clorinda, deployed near the hamlet of Paraje Garcete Cué after
being alerted to people moving on paths toward the border with Paraguay.[1]Personnel of the National Route 11 checkpoint “Gendarme Fermín Rolón” supported
the deployment.[1]While patrolling on foot, the gendarmes saw two people
riding a motorcycle who threw a bag into the undergrowth when they noticed the
officers.[1]The release names no arrests, and does not say whether the two
riders were stopped or pursued.[1]
After searching the area, the officers opened the bundle in front of witnesses
and counted 17 rectangular packages holding a brown plant substance.[1]In
front of witnesses, members of the force’s Criminalistics and Forensic Studies
unit confirmed a total of 15 kilograms205 grams of “cannabis sativa”.[1]Officers seized the cannabis through the Federal Prosecutor’s Office No. 1 of
Formosa.[1]
A Corrientes news site, Tu Mercedes, carried the same Gendarmería account on 28
February 2022, with the same place, the same two motorcycle riders discarding
the bag and the same 15 kilograms205 grams of cannabis sativa.[2]
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Open questions the AI reported
The release says the deployment happened "ayer" (yesterday) relative to its 28 February 2022 publication, so 27 February 2022 is used as the incident date.
No one was arrested: the release does not say whether the two motorcycle riders were stopped, identified or pursued.
The release does not say whether anyone was charged or whether the Federal Prosecutor's Office No. 1 of Formosa opened an investigation.
Paraje Garcete Cué is not a town with an official centre; the coordinates are those of the nearby city of Clorinda and the location is recorded with locality precision.
The only other account found, Tu Mercedes, is a verbatim republication of the Gendarmería release, not an independent second report.
No street value for the 15 kilograms 205 grams of cannabis was published.
The release describes the riders only as "dos ciudadanos" and gives no names, ages or nationalities.
The release gives no caption or credit for its two pictures; they are listed as Gendarmería handout photographs of this operation without a further description.
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