Four raids in Neuquén and Centenario hold two men; 296 g of cannabis seized
Neuquén police detained two men in four raids in Neuquén city and Centenario, in a case opened over a complaint of damage and injury in the Tranhue neighbourhood. Officers seized 296 grams of cannabis buds and three sacks of drying marijuana plants, along with a homemade firearm and ammunition.
🇦🇷 Neuquén city and Centenario, Neuquén Province · Argentina
Neuquén provincial police detained two adult men in four raids carried out in
Neuquén city and in Centenario, in a case opened over an incident of damage and
injury in the Tranhue neighbourhood.[1]The raids were run by the Periferia II
investigations office and the 52nd police station, with help from the 4th and
5th stations, the UESPO special services unit and the metropolitan security
department.[1]The case began with a complaint of damage and injury in the
Tranhue neighbourhood, filed at the 52nd station in October 2026.[1]The raids
were ordered by the Unidad Fiscal de Actuación Genérica, the prosecutor’s unit
handling the case.[1]The two men were detained as suspected of being linked
to the investigation, not on drug charges.[2]
Officers at the addresses also seized a homemade firearm of the type known
locally as a tumbera, three 12/70 cartridges, six .22 cartridges and three spent
.22 cases.[1]They also took a pair of black DC trainers as an item of
interest to the case.[1]The anti-narcotics department was called in and
seized 296 grams of cannabis sativa buds.[1]Officers also seized three sacks
holding marijuana plants that were being dried.[1]The plants were found in
one of the raided homes, and police did not say whether the drug seizure led to
new charges or court measures.[2]
The four raids covered addresses in three neighbourhoods of Neuquén city and
Centenario.[2]The accounts were published by local outlets on 7 and 8
November 2026, and neither reported a charge or a court hearing.[1]
Photos and video
A police officer in a Policia de Neuquen uniform writing on a clipboard beside a man during one of the raids, in the handout photo carried with the report. Photo: Policia de NeuquenPhoto details
No weight or count was given for the marijuana plants in the three sacks, which were in the process of drying, so only the 296 grams of buds are recorded as cannabis weight.
The two detainees were identified only as adult men, and neither report says whether they were held, released or charged.
Police did not say whether the drug seizure led to new charges or court measures; the disclosed case is the investigation into the October damage and injury complaint, and no hearing or court outcome was reported.
Both accounts reproduce the same Neuquén provincial police statement, so they are not independent reporting.
The page photo is an uncaptioned police handout image showing an officer and a man at a brick wall, and no caption confirms which raid or seized items it depicts.
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