Man held with marijuana and cocaine packets after Godoy Cruz foot chase
Mendoza police apprehended a man in Barrio Palumbo, Godoy Cruz, following a foot chase that ended at Pringles and General Paz. Officers searched him and seized wrappers containing marijuana and cocaine along with 65,000 pesos in cash.
🇦🇷 Pringles and General Paz, Barrio Palumbo, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza · Argentina
Police of Mendoza, through the Unidad de Accion Preventiva, deployed preventive
patrols in Godoy Cruz and Guaymallen that led to several apprehensions and
seizures.[1]In Barrio Palumbo, a man tried to flee officers who were carrying
out a preventive patrol round.[2]Officers pursued him on foot and intercepted
him at the intersection of Pringles and General Paz streets.[2]
During the subsequent search, officers found wrappers containing cocaine and
marijuana on him, plus 65,000 pesos in cash.[2]The man was apprehended and
the drugs and cash were seized.[2]
The procedures were carried out by the motorized units of the Unidad de Accion
Preventiva.[1]The operations used preventive rounds and coordinated movements
based on alerts from the Centro Estrategico de Operaciones.[1]
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MDZ Onlinemdzol.comESSecuestraron cocaína, marihuana, dinero y una moto durante operativos en Godoy Cruz y Guaymallén
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No weight or packet count for the seized marijuana or cocaine was published.
The detained man was not named, and no formal charge or court outcome was reported.
The incident is dated from publication on 10 November 2026 and described only as occurring in the preceding hours, so the exact time is not known.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Diario Mendoza: The episode began when Unidad de Accion Preventiva personnel on preventive rounds noticed the man trying to move away upon seeing the police.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Diario Mendoza: After the foot pursuit, officers caught him at Pringles and General Paz, searched him and found the substances and the money.
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