4,218 kg of marijuana seized from tanker truck in Formosa; driver held
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina found 4,218 kilos 112 grams of marijuana packed in 5,085 rectangular packages inside the tank of a tanker truck stopped at kilometre 1,103 of National Route 11 in Formosa, bound for Reconquista. The driver, from Santa Fe province, was detained on the order of Federal Court No. 2 of Formosa.
🇦🇷 Ruta Nacional 11 km 1103, Formosa province · Argentina
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina seized4,218 kilos112 grams of marijuana hidden
in a tanker truck in Formosa province, and one person was detained.[1]Officers of the Puerto Velaz section stopped the tanker during checks on
National Route 11 at kilometre 1,103; the truck had come from Formosa and was
bound for the city of Reconquista in Santa Fe.[1]
The gendarmes noticed that the screws holding the hatches on top of the tanker
had recently been changed.[1]With authorisation from Federal Court No. 2 of
Formosa, under Judge Fernando Carabajal, and in front of witnesses, officers
took the vehicle to the headquarters of Squadron 15 Bajo Paraguay and opened the
hatches.[1]Inside they found 5,085 rectangular packages wrapped in packing
tape.[1]Field Narcotest tests by criminalistics and forensic staff were
positive for marijuana, with a total weight of 4,218 kilos112 grams.[1]
The judge ordered the drug seized and the driver detained; the release says the
driver came from Santa Fe province.[1]
Photos and video
Photo captioned 'La droga era trasladada en el interior de un tanque cisterna de un camión' (the drug was carried inside a truck's tanker), with no credit given.Photo details
The release gives the day as 17 March 2019 and says the check happened 'this morning', but gives no further geolocation than kilometre 1,103 of National Route 11 in Formosa province, so the place is recorded at region precision with the provincial capital's coordinates.
No district or town is named for the stop, so the checkpoint is not placed in a specific department.
The driver is described only as a man from Santa Fe province; no name, age, nationality beyond that or later charges and court outcome are reported.
No street value for the 4,218.112 kilograms was published.
The release does not say whether the marijuana was flower, pressed blocks or another form beyond rectangular packages.
Only the Ministry's own release was found; no second outlet account was located for this 2019 seizure.
The single photo on the page carries a caption saying the drug was carried inside a truck's tanker but no credit, so what else it shows is not established.
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