1,179 marijuana packs seized in Puerto Rico; 4 fled to Paraguay
Prefectura Naval Argentina seized 37 bundles holding 1,179 packs of marijuana weighing more than a ton at Puerto Fontini in Puerto Rico, Misiones, after two boats crossed from Paraguay. The four occupants fled back to Paraguay in one boat, and the federal court in Oberá took charge, with officials valuing the load at over 3,500 million pesos.
🇦🇷 Puerto Fontini, Puerto Rico, Misiones · Argentina
Prefectura Naval Argentina officers at an observation post detected two boats
crossing from the Paraguayan coast to Argentina, each carrying two occupants and
several bundles.[1]The four occupants fled toward the neighbouring country in
one boat when they noticed the force, abandoning 28 bundles on the shore and
nine more inside the second boat.[1]
Officers counted 1,179 wrappers of narcotics in total, a load weighing more than
a ton.[1]The 37 bundles held 1,179 packs of pressed marijuana.[2]Authorities valued the load at more than 3,500 million pesos on the illegal
market.[2]
The operation took place at Puerto Fontini on the Paraná River at kilometre
1,726 after intelligence indicated a possible drug entry from Paraguay.[1]The
seizure of more than a ton of marijuana occurred in the Puerto Rico district at
Puerto Fontini on the Paraná bank.[3]The Federal Court and Federal
Prosecutor’s Office in Oberá took over the case and ordered seizure of the
substance and further proceedings.[1]Investigators moved the drugs under
strict security for forensic examination while working to identify those
responsible.[2]
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Prefectura handout photo of the seized load published with the Puerto Fontini seizure. Photo: Prensa Prefectura.Photo details
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Source: La NaciónSecond Prefectura handout photo of the seized bundles published with the Puerto Fontini seizure. Photo: Prensa Prefectura.Photo details
The articles give no separate operation date; 7 May 2026 is the publication date of all three accounts and is used as the incident date.
The sources say only that the weight exceeds a ton, so no exact kilogram figure is recorded.
No arrests, charges or identified suspects were reported; the four occupants fled to Paraguay and the investigation was continuing.
The government release calls the load droga and estupefacientes; the cannabis identification as pressed marijuana rests on La Nación and MisionesOnline.
The value of more than 3,500 million pesos is the authorities' estimate for the seized load.
The government page carries three embedded photos without captions or descriptive alt text, so only La Nación's captioned Prefectura handout photos are listed as media.
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