Gendarmes find 17.86 kg of marijuana in a car boot at Huacra; driver held
Gendarmería officers stopped a car on Ruta Nacional 38 at Huacra, Tucumán, and found 17 marijuana bricks weighing 17 kilos 861 grams in the boot. The driver, travelling from San Miguel de Tucumán toward Catamarca, was detained on a magistrate's order and the car and drug were seized.
🇦🇷 Huacra, La Cocha department, Tucumán · Argentina
Argentine Gendarmería officers of the “Núcleo” section of Escuadrón 71
“Aguilares” stopped a car on Ruta Nacional 38 at Huacra, in La Cocha department,
Tucumán, on 6 February 2026.[1]The driver was an Argentine adult travelling
from San Miguel de Tucumán to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.[1]
Officers saw a bundle covered with a black burlap-type tarpaulin in the boot of
the car.[1]In the presence of witnesses they opened it and counted 17 bricks,
called ladrillos in Spanish.[2]The bricks tested positive for marijuana in a
Narcotest field test.[3]The marijuana weighed 17 kilos861 grams.[2]
The magistrate handling the case ordered the drug and the car seized and the
driver detained.[3]The driver was placed at the disposal of the courts for
breaking Argentina’s drug law.[1]The ministry placed the operation within the
drug-control and prevention work it promotes.[1]
Photos and video
Lead photo of the ministry release on the Ruta Nacional 38 check at Huacra, placed at the top of the page above the account of the car stop. Photo: Gendarmería Nacional ArgentinaPhoto details
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Source: Argentina.gob.ar (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional)Photo published with the ministry release on the Huacra check, below the account of the inspection. Photo: Gendarmería Nacional ArgentinaPhoto details
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Source: Argentina.gob.ar (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional)Second photo at the foot of the ministry release, after the passage on the 17 bricks of marijuana. Photo: Gendarmería Nacional ArgentinaPhoto details
No charges, indictment or court ruling were published; the driver remains at the disposal of the courts.
The releases give no separate date for the check; 6 February 2026 is their publication date and is used as the incident date.
The sources give no street value for the load and do not name the magistrate or the court handling the case.
The driver's name or initials were not published.
One quoted passage of the Gendarmería release carries bold markup in the page; the wording is otherwise verbatim.
The ministry and Gendarmería releases and the Tiempo Sur report repeat the same account, so they are not independent confirmations.
The three photos carry no captions or credits; their contents are described only from their placement in the release.
The Gendarmería release and the ministry release cite different image files for the same operation, so the two sets may show the same photos, which could not be confirmed without viewing them.
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