Detector dog Mora finds cannabis buds in car on Ruta 250
Police stopped a Peugeot 308 at kilometre 258 of Ruta Nacional 250 near Pomona and the detector dog Mora alerted to the car. The driver voluntarily handed over a bag of cannabis-like buds, which was seized under a federal narcotics file.
🇦🇷 Ruta Nacional 250 at kilometre 258, Pomona · Argentina
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Police from Seguridad Vial, Toxicomanía and the División de Planta Automotor ran
a joint vehicle checkpoint on Ruta Nacional 250 near Pomona with the
drug-detection dog Mora.[1][2]The checkpoint took place around 15:20 on Saturday
at kilometre 258 of the route.[1][2]The car involved was travelling from Villa
Regina toward Las Grutas when it was intercepted on Ruta Nacional 250 near
Pomona.[3][2]Officers stopped a Peugeot 308 carrying two men aged 27 and 26,
both domiciled in Villa Regina.[3][2]
The Sección Canes inspected the outside of the vehicle with Mora, whose positive
marking alerted officers to possible narcotics inside.[1][2]When asked if he
carried any substance, the driver said yes and voluntarily showed a bag holding
several buds of plant material similar to marijuana.[1][2]
Federal prosecutor Facundo Lencinas ordered the substance seized and the driver
notified, and Toxicomanía staff attended to complete the proceedings.[1][2]The
case opened as a preliminary file for violation of National Law 23.737 under the
Federal Court of Roca.[1][2]The checkpoint was part of coordinated prevention
work on Río Negro routes using specialised staff and detector dogs to place
suspected drug transport at the disposal of the courts.[3]
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Diario Río Negrorionegro.com.arESViajaban por una ruta de Río Negro rumbo a Las Grutas y el olfato de una perra dejó al descubierto marihuana
7enPunto7enpunto.comESLa perra Mora detectó marihuana en un vehículo durante un control sobre la Ruta 250
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No weight, count or field-test result for the buds in the bag was published, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The reports say the checkpoint was on Saturday around 15:20 and were published on Sunday 8 November 2026, so Saturday 7 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
The driver was notified and the substance seized, but no arrest, charge or court outcome beyond the preliminary file was reported.
The substance was described only as plant material similar to marijuana after the dog's alert; no laboratory confirmation was reported.
Diario Río Negro writes that the check took place on 'el pasado sábado 9 de noviembre', but 9 November 2026 was a Monday and the article is dated 9 November 2026; the earlier accounts date the checkpoint to Saturday 7 November, which the report uses.
The Río Negro page describes only buds of plant material similar to marijuana, with no weight, field-test result or laboratory confirmation.
No arrest, charge or court outcome beyond the preliminary file was reported.
Police in Salta detained a 26-year-old driver during a vehicle checkpoint on Ruta Nacional 9 in Campo Alegre, La Caldera. Officers from the División Investigación Narcocriminal 2 seized 70 doses of marijuana and cocaine after preliminary field tests.
Road police at the Subfluvial Tunnel control post identified a 33-year-old Buenos Aires man carrying cocaine and marijuana in a van. Field tests confirmed 2.1 grams of marijuana alongside 5.9 grams of cocaine, and the case was treated as simple possession.
Cleaning staff found a package of marijuana on a long-distance bus that had arrived at the Chajarí terminal in Entre Ríos after leaving Paraná, and the drivers called the police. Officers of the Federación department drug division tested and seized the substance and left the case with the prosecutor's office, with no one arrested.
Chaco police securing a woman's belongings from a room she rented in Resistencia found two cannabis seedlings, marijuana flowers and indoor growing equipment, and anti-drug officers' field tests were positive for marijuana. The woman was detained after another clash with the owner and released on the order of the anti-drug prosecutor's office, which kept the items but not the cash.
