Customs seizes 1,700 kg of marijuana hidden in Misiones truck
Customs investigators working with the Gendarmerie stopped a eucalyptus timber truck on National Route 12 in Misiones and found 1,700 kg of marijuana hidden in the load, bound for Buenos Aires. The driver was arrested on a federal judge's order.
🇦🇷 National Route 12, Misiones Province · Argentina
An investigation by the General Directorate of Customs (DGA) into a criminal
group moving narcotics toward the Buenos Aires metropolitan area led to the
seizure of 1,700 kg of marijuana hidden in a truck carrying eucalyptus wood.[1]The truck was intercepted at night at the El Arco post on National Route
12 in Misiones Province by the National Gendarmerie, with a sniffer dog
confirming narcotics hidden in the timber load.[1]
The search found 1,150 rectangular bricks of marijuana and 76 plastic packages
of cannabis flowers.[1]The driver was arrested by order of federal judge
Federico Villena of Lomas de Zamora, and documentation and cell phones were
also seized.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
1.7 t
Agency type
Customs, Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.7 t)
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
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The article gives no separate date for the night interception; 22 August 2023 is its publication date.
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