527 kg of marijuana seized at Puerto Rico, Misiones
Argentine Naval Prefecture officers seized 527 kilograms of marijuana, packed in 475 pressed bricks, at Puerto Neis in Puerto Rico, Misiones. The force valued the load at more than 1.2 billion pesos, and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Oberá took the case.
Argentine Naval Prefecture officers seized a marijuana load in Puerto Rico,
Misiones.[1]During river patrols to prevent crime, officers spotted a rowing
boat grounded on the Argentine bank at kilometre 1,731.5 of the Paraná River, in
an area known as Puerto Neis, with rectangular packages inside.[1]Officers
found similar packages scattered nearby, bringing the total number of pieces
found to 22.[1]
Maritime authority personnel inspected the packages and confirmed that they
contained 475 “panes” of marijuana, meaning pressed bricks.[1]The final
weight was 527 kilograms, and the Prefecture valued the load at more than 1.2
billion pesos.[1]The 22 pieces counted at the scene were the packages found
in and around the boat; 475 was the count of cannabis bricks contained within
them.[1]The Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Oberá, headed by Viviana Alejandra
Vallejos, intervened in the case.[1]
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