Two men held in Sáenz Peña with 44 g of marijuana and 336,400 pesos
Chaco police arrested two men aged 51 and 56 in the Ginés Benítez barrio of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña after a night patrol on 10 November 2026. Officers seized 44 grams of marijuana and 336,400 pesos in cash, and the anti-drug prosecutor's office ordered both men held under Argentina's drugs law 23.737.
Officers of the División Microtráfico Interior, the Chaco police division for
small-scale drug dealing, apprehended two men aged 51 and 56 in the Ginés
Benítez barrio of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.[1]The operation ran on the
night of Tuesday 10 November 2026, between 21:00 and 22:45, when officers on
preventive duty saw a 110 cc motorcycle with no licence plate travelling at
speed.[1]The two men abandoned the motorcycle and tried to escape on foot,
and during the flight they dropped a bag that officers recovered.[1]
In the presence of a witness, officers searched both men and found cash among
their belongings, 336,400 pesos in total.[1]The wrapper contained 44 grams of
marijuana, confirmed by weighing and field tests.[1]On the order of the
Fiscalía Antidrogas, the anti-drug prosecutor’s office, both men were arrested
in a case for alleged infringement of Argentina’s drugs law 23.737.[1]The
drugs, the money and a Brava 110 cc motorcycle were seized preventively.[1]
Chaco24News republished the same police account of the operation, including the
336,400 pesos in cash.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the report showing the seized marijuana and the 336,400 pesos in cash laid out under a Chaco police seizure placard; the page gives no caption or credit.Photo details
The report says the operation took place on 'the night of Tuesday' and was published on Wednesday 11 November 2026, so 10 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
No names were published for the two men beyond their ages of 51 and 56.
No formal charge, court appearance or outcome has been reported; both men were placed at the disposal of the anti-drug prosecutor's office.
The reports do not say how the 336,400 pesos was divided between the two men.
Neither account says whether the marijuana was held for sale or for personal use.
Chaco24News republished the same police text, so the account rests on a single police statement.
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