Bus passenger held with 473 g of marijuana in Catamarca
Gendarmes of Escuadrón 67 Catamarca stopped an Orán–Mendoza passenger bus at Palo Labrado and detained an adult passenger carrying two packages of cannabis. Field testing was positive for cannabis sativa weighing about 473 grams, seized on the Federal Court of Catamarca's orders.
Members of Sección Núcleo of Escuadrón 67 “Catamarca” of the Gendarmería
Nacional stopped a passenger bus on Ruta Nacional No. 38 at Palo Labrado in the
Paclín department.[1]The bus was travelling from the city of Orán in Salta
province to Mendoza province.[1]During the passenger inspection, officers
found that an adult citizen was carrying two rectangular packages, one hidden at
waist level and the other under his seat.[1]The Federal Court of Catamarca
intervened and ordered the substance and other items of interest seized and the
man detained.[1]
The packages held a greenish-brown plant substance giving off an odour
characteristic of marijuana.[1]Field Narcotest testing was positive for
cannabis sativa, with an approximate weight of 473 grams.[1]
Photos and video
Gendarmería handout photo published with the report of the passenger-bus check at Palo Labrado.Photo details
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