Police detained two young men aged 23 and 24 in Capital, San Juan, after they tried to escape a police checkpoint while travelling in a Ford Fiesta.[1] The occupants had been travelling south along Mendoza street and ignored police signals to stop for identification at 9 de Julio, continuing on until they were intercepted.[1] The driver was identified as Cerdera, 23, who behaved in a hostile manner and told officers that they were carrying drugs, and his companion was identified as Navarro, 24.[1] At the officers’ request, Cerdera agreed to show the substances he was carrying with Navarro.[1]

The stop and interception were handled by Bicycle Police officers at the intersection of Entre Ríos and 9 de Julio in the city centre.[2] Illegal Drugs personnel carried out field tests that were positive for 9 grams of ketamine, a one-gram ecstasy stone and 20 grams of marijuana, plus another bag of strongly smelling plant material.[1] The police account separately itemised the same seizure as 9 grams of ketamine, a one-gram ecstasy stone and 20 grams of marijuana, plus a bag of other strongly smelling plant material.[2]

Officers seized the substances and referred the case to the Federal Prosecutor’s Unit of San Juan.[1] Both young men remained detained while the investigation seeks to establish the circumstances of the incident and their responsibility.[1]