Gendarmerie seizes 9,745 kg of marijuana in San José truck; 3 held
Gendarmería Nacional intercepted a cargo truck in San José, Misiones, and seized 9,745 kilos of marijuana hidden in its semi-trailer, plus a Ford Focus said to be guiding it. Three people were detained and the Federal Court of Eldorado ordered the seizure of the drugs and the detentions.
Gendarmería Nacional seized9,745 kilos of marijuana being moved in the
semi-trailer of a cargo truck in San José, Misiones, and three people were
detained.[1]Judicial-procedure units from Buenos Aires and Misiones Group IV
intercepted an Iveco tractor with a Bonano semi-trailer at National Routes 105
and 14 in Paraje San José while investigating a possible drug movement.[1]
The driver said the load was paper napkins from Paraguay, but officers checking
the data in SICAM in front of witnesses got a negative result.[1]Inside the
trailer officers found several packages containing 9,745 of cannabis sativa
(marijuana).[1]At a second checkpoint, Squadron 7 “Paso de los Libres” staff
posted on National Route 14 at kilometre 536 stopped a Ford Focus carrying two
people that served as the truck’s guide to sweep the planned route.[1]
The operation followed research begun in October of the previous year into a
criminal group allegedly dedicated to moving and selling drugs coming from
Paraguay.[1]The Federal Court of Eldorado intervened and ordered the seizure
of all of the drug and the detention of those involved.[1]
Photos and video
Photo published with the government account of the 9-tonne marijuana seizure in San José, Misiones.Photo details
Police in Salta detained a 26-year-old driver during a vehicle checkpoint on Ruta Nacional 9 in Campo Alegre, La Caldera. Officers from the División Investigación Narcocriminal 2 seized 70 doses of marijuana and cocaine after preliminary field tests.
Road police at the Subfluvial Tunnel control post identified a 33-year-old Buenos Aires man carrying cocaine and marijuana in a van. Field tests confirmed 2.1 grams of marijuana alongside 5.9 grams of cocaine, and the case was treated as simple possession.
Cleaning staff found a package of marijuana on a long-distance bus that had arrived at the Chajarí terminal in Entre Ríos after leaving Paraná, and the drivers called the police. Officers of the Federación department drug division tested and seized the substance and left the case with the prosecutor's office, with no one arrested.
Chaco police securing a woman's belongings from a room she rented in Resistencia found two cannabis seedlings, marijuana flowers and indoor growing equipment, and anti-drug officers' field tests were positive for marijuana. The woman was detained after another clash with the owner and released on the order of the anti-drug prosecutor's office, which kept the items but not the cash.
