More than 61 kg of marijuana seized in Puerto Rico; one held
Argentine Naval Prefecture detained a 40-year-old man in Puerto Rico, Misiones, seizing more than 61 kg of marijuana in 60 vacuum-sealed packages plus seeds and 25 grams of buds. The Federal Court in Oberá ordered seizure of the drugs and a contraband load of electronics, valued by the authorities at more than 70 million pesos.
Argentine Naval Prefecture officers detained one suspected drug trafficker in
Puerto Rico, Misiones, during border patrols to prevent crime.[1]Officers
watching Puerto Río y Sol saw a group handling bundles at kilometre 1739 of the
Paraná River, who fled to a house 100 metres from the shore when they noticed
the maritime authority.[1]Officers went to the house and detained one of the
suspects.[1]
After searching the house, officers seized more than 61 kilograms of marijuana
packed in 60 vacuum-sealed packages, plus more than 3,000 seeds of the same
drug.[1]The detained 40-year-old man also had 25 grams of marijuana buds
among his belongings.[1]In the same place officers seized electronics and
clothing brought into the country through an unauthorised crossing, including
routers, printers, video cards, notebooks, processors, ink cartridges and
cellphones.[1]
The Federal Court of Oberá, Misiones, under Dr Marcos Gallandat Luzuriaga, took
charge of the case and ordered seizure of everything found.[1]The authorities
put the market value of everything seized at more than 70 million pesos.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives no separate operation date; 24 November 2023 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The marijuana weight is stated as more than 61 kilos, so 61.025 kg combines that lower bound with the separately stated 25 grams of buds.
The market value of more than 70 million pesos covers everything seized, including contraband electronics and clothing, so no cannabis-only value is recorded.
No charges or later court outcome were reported beyond the detention and the seizure order.
The other members of the group who fled to the house were not identified and no further arrests were reported.
Only one accessible account of this event was found.
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