More than 1,500 kg of marijuana seized at Puerto Rico, Misiones
Prefectura Naval Argentina seized 2,440 pressed marijuana bricks weighing more than 1,500 kg at Puerto 3 de Mayo on the Paraná River in Puerto Rico, Misiones. The force spotted two boats carrying a suspected load from Paraguay, and the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Oberá supervised the case.
🇦🇷 Puerto 3 de Mayo (kilometre 1,750 of the Paraná River), Puerto Rico, Misiones · Argentina
Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) officers seized more than 1,500 kilograms of
marijuana in Puerto Rico, Misiones.[1][2]The force said its river-border patrol
saw two boats crossing the Paraná River with a suspected load from Paraguay.[1][2]One boat quickly withdrew after leaving its load on the Argentine bank.[1]
The landing site was known as Puerto 3 de Mayo, at kilometre 1,750 of the
Paraná.[1][2]Officers found an abandoned boat and rectangular bundles scattered
nearby.[1]A second account says bundles were found inside the boat as well as
scattered nearby.[3]The seizure comprised 2,440 panes, meaning compressed
marijuana bricks, weighing more than 1,500 kilograms.[1][2]The official
government account valued the load at more than 4,000 million pesos.[1]
Info Central reported a 1,500-kilogram seizure and estimated the cargo’s value
at 4,000 million pesos.[3]Info Central described the seizure as taking place
the previous night.[3]The Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Oberá, led by
Viviana Vallejos, supervised the operation.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The incident date is inferred as 21 March from Info Central's description of the seizure as occurring the previous night and its 22 March 2025 publication date; no exact time is given.
The government account reports more than 1,500 kg and more than 4,000 million pesos, while Info Central reports 1,500 kg and 4,000 million pesos; the figures record the supported lower bounds.
The valuation is an official estimate, not an independently assessed market value.
No suspects, arrests, charges or later court outcome are reported.
The archive-style agency page carries no separate operation date; the report's date of 21 March 2025 rests on Info Central's account that the seizure happened the previous night.
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