416 kg of marijuana seized in Puerto Rico, Misiones
Prefectura Naval Argentina officers seized 648 marijuana bricks weighing 416 kilos at San Gotardo in Puerto Rico, Misiones, after spotting carriers during a patrol. The force valued the load at almost 50 million pesos, and the federal prosecutor's office in Oberá took over the case.
Prefectura Naval Argentina officers on patrol in the San Gotardo area of Puerto
Rico, Misiones, spotted a group of people carrying bundles.[1]Officers
recovered several bundles hidden among the undergrowth after an intensive
search.[1]No detentions had been reported.[2]The Federal Prosecutor’s
Office of First Instance in Oberá, headed by Viviana Alejandra Vallejos, took
over the case.[1]
Officers found that the load comprised 648 pressed marijuana bricks weighing
more than 415 kilos.[1]The Prefectura put the total weight at 416 kilos.[3]The Prefectura valued the load at almost 50 million pesos.[1]
Photos and video
Seized marijuana bundles found abandoned in the woods at Puerto Rico. Photo: Prefectura Naval Argentina, via Crónica.Photo details
No separate operation date is given; 7 March 2022 is the agency page and El Territorio publication date and is used as the incident date.
The weight is given as 416 kilos in the summaries and as more than 415 kilos in the body; the report records 416 kilos.
The value of almost 50 million pesos is the Prefectura's estimate, not an independently assessed market price.
No arrests, identities, charges or court outcome were reported beyond the Oberá prosecutor's office taking over the case.
The government page's embedded photo has no caption or alt text confirming it shows this seizure, so it is not listed; only the Crónica photo with an event caption is linked.
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