More than 280 kg of marijuana seized from Paraguay boat in Puerto Rico
Argentine Naval Prefecture seized 319 marijuana bricks weighing more than 280 kg on the Paraná coast in Puerto Rico, Misiones, after watching a rowboat cross from Paraguay in the early hours of 2 July 2026. The occupant fled, leaving the boat and nine packages behind; the federal court in Oberá ordered the seizure of the drugs and boat, valued by the authorities at more than 1,000 million pesos.
Prefectura Naval Argentina officers seized 319 bricks of marijuana weighing more
than 280 kilograms on the Paraná riverbank in Puerto Rico, Misiones, during the
early hours of 2 July 2026.[1]Officers also seized the rowboat used to carry
the load across the river.[2]When officers arrived they found the boat and
nine packages abandoned on the shore.[2]The boat’s sole occupant fled before
being identified, and no one was detained.[3]
Prefectura intelligence work had warned of a possible entry of marijuana from
Paraguay via the Paraná River.[1]From an observation post at Arroyo Mbopicua,
prefecture staff watched a rowboat with one occupant aboard cross toward the
Argentine bank carrying several bundles.[2]
The Federal Court and Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Oberá took charge of the
case and ordered the seizure of the drugs and the boat.[3]The authorities
valued what was seized at more than 1,000 million pesos.[1]
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Seized packages laid out after the Puerto Rico operation, captioned as the seizure of 319 panes of cannabis sativa. Photo: Noticias de la CallePhoto details
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No one was detained and the boat occupant was not identified.
The exact hour of the dawn operation was not given; 2 July 2026 is the agency publication date, corroborated by the second outlet reporting the seizure as occurring in the early hours of the previous day.
The agency account calls the load droga and estupefacientes; the cannabis identification rests on the two outlets, which call it 319 panes de marihuana and caption their photo as cannabis sativa.
The value of more than 1,000 million pesos is the authorities' estimate.
The agency page carries three embedded photos without captions or descriptive alt text, so they are not linked; only the second outlet's captioned seizure photo is listed as media.
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