Two held as 3 tonnes of marijuana seized in Posadas
A joint task force led by the Prefectura Naval Argentina raided a rural property in Posadas's San Lucas neighbourhood late on 15 December 2020, detaining two people and seizing 243 bundles holding about 3,000 kilograms of marijuana. The bundles were hidden in a locked refrigerated transport container, and the Federal Court of Posadas is handling the case.
🇦🇷 Barrio San Lucas, Posadas, Misiones · Argentina
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Agencies
Prefectura Naval Argentina, Grupo Operativo Conjunto del Nordeste de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (GOC-NEA) +1
A joint anti-drug task force led by the Prefectura Naval Argentina raided a
rural property in the San Lucas neighbourhood of Posadas, Misiones, late on 15
December 2020.[1]The raid was carried out at a finca, a rural property, in
the San Lucas neighbourhood.[1]
The Misiones police’s Special Operations Group took part in the operation.[1]The Misiones provincial government provided logistical support and resources.[1]
Officers seized 243 bundles holding approximately 3,000 kilograms of marijuana.[1]The bundles were hidden inside a locked refrigerated transport container,
and officers cut the padlocks to reach the drug.[1]
The exact weight of the marijuana had not been established by the end of the
day, so the three-tonne figure is approximate.[1]The Federal Court of
Posadas, acting through Judge María Verónica Skanata, is handling the case.[1]
Photos and video
Uncaptioned Security Ministry photo published inside the account of the Posadas seizure. Photo: Ministerio de Seguridad NacionalPhoto details
The exact weight of the marijuana was not established when the account closed; about 3,000 kilograms is the ministry's approximation, so the weight figure is not a final measurement.
No names, ages, nationalities or charges for the two detainees were published, and their status was not reported.
The weight is the Security Ministry's own figure, and only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Spanish.
The three photographs on the ministry's page carry no captions, alt text or credit; they are linked as belonging to the seizure account, though their content beyond that is unstated.
No later court decision, indictment or sentence in the case before the Federal Court of Posadas was reported in the opened source.
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