Two young people aged 19 and 21 were arrested in Jesús María, in Córdoba province, after police intercepted them with what officers described as illicit substances.[1] The interception was a preventive procedure run by the Colón departmental police.[1] It took place on the afternoon of Thursday 29 October 2026.[1] Officers found that the pair were carrying plant material compatible with cannabis sativa among their belongings.[1]

The Fuerza Policial Antinarcotráfico (FPA), the anti-narcotics police force, was called in immediately, and its experts carried out the corresponding field tests.[1] The FPA formalised the seizure of 42 branches with dried leaves.[1] Both of those detained were placed at the disposal of the courts for an alleged infringement of National Narcotics Law No. 23.737, Argentina’s national narcotics statute.[1]

Law 23.737 is Argentina’s national narcotics statute, known as the Ley Nacional de Estupefacientes.[1] The 42 items seized were branches with dried leaves, cut plant material rather than whole plants.[1]