Two adjoining homes in Barrio Maka’i in Luque were raided on Thursday in an operation against microtrafficking.[1] The operation took place at about 15:30 on Calle Tomás Ozuna, with the accompaniment of officers from the Comisaría 3ª Central de Luque.[1] Police apprehended 30-year-old Juan Bautista Mendieta Ricardo and a 17-year-old adolescent.[1] The teenager’s mother later came to the police station and was also taken into custody after a records check showed she had a pending detention order.[1]
Anti-narcotics agents seized suspected crack cocaine, marijuana, a revolver, cash and other items allegedly used to sell drugs.[1] In the first home officers found 16 doses of suspected crack cocaine weighing 5.52 grams in total, plus 2.86 grams of suspected marijuana.[1] Officers also seized a revolver with two unfired 22-calibre cartridges, a mobile phone and G. 155,000 in cash in the first home.[1] In the second home officers found two lots of suspected crack: 25 grams described as about 150 doses and 10 grams described as about 60 doses.[1] From the second home they also took G. 138,000, a mobile phone, a blue Kenton Star motorcycle and alleged portioning items including polyethylene bags, a knife and a cutter.[1]
Comisaría 3ª chief Gabriel Rivas said the operation was coordinated with the Anti-Narcotics Department and added that since taking office his unit had already carried out eight to ten raids in different parts of the city.[1] The woman’s pending order concerned an alleged breach of Law 1.340/88 on narcotics trafficking and had been issued by prosecutor Andrea Soledad Ríos of the specialised anti-drug unit.[1]
