Prefectura seizes more than 150 kg of marijuana in Paso de la Patria
Argentina's Prefectura Naval seized more than 150 kilograms of marijuana, packed in 213 blocks, from burlap sacks found on the bank of the Paraná River at Paso de la Patria, Corrientes. The Security Ministry valued the haul at more than 17 million pesos and said it followed another 256 kilos seized in Misiones a day earlier.
🇦🇷 Kilometre 1,238 of the Paraná River, Paso de la Patria, Corrientes · Argentina
Prefectura Naval Argentina officers seized a marijuana consignment in an
overnight operation in Paso de la Patria, a locality in Corrientes province.[1]Members of the force, Argentina’s national maritime authority, carried out
the seizure under preventive anti-narcotics measures ordered by Security
Minister Sabina Frederic.[1]The operation began in the early hours of 27 July
2021, when officers on a preventive patrol of the border zone heard the engine
of a boat.[1]
Near kilometre 1,238 of the Paraná River the officers found several burlap sacks
scattered along the riverbank.[1]The sacks held 213 “panes”, or pressed
blocks, of marijuana weighing more than 150 kilograms.[1]After being told of
the find, the magistrate handling the case ordered the drug to be confiscated.[1]The Security Ministry put the value of the seized marijuana at more than 17
million pesos.[2]
The force said the haul came a day after its officers in Misiones province
seized another consignment of more than 256 kilos of cannabis.[1]The
Corrientes outlet FM Gualamba carried the same account the same day, with the
same 213 blocks, the same river kilometre and the same weight of more than 150
kilos.[3]
Photos and video
Uncaptioned Security Ministry photo accompanying its release on the Paso de la Patria seizure. Photo: Ministerio de Seguridad de la NaciónPhoto details
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