Around 700 doses of pasta base and marijuana seized in Valle de Lerma; 24-year-old man cited
Salta police from the División Investigación Narcocriminal Valle de Lerma found five men beside a vehicle on Provincial Route 21 near Cielos del Sur; four fled and officers seized about 700 doses of pasta base and marijuana from a 24-year-old man. By order of the flagrancy prosecutor, the man was cited under the Narcotics Act 23.737.
🇦🇷 Cielos del Sur, Rosario de Lerma, Valle de Lerma, Salta · Argentina
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División Investigación Narcocriminal Valle de Lerma
Officers of the División Investigación Narcocriminal Valle de Lerma conducted a
preventive patrol on Provincial Route 21 near Cielos del Sur in Rosario de
Lerma, Salta, and found five men beside a vehicle who appeared to be handling
small packages.[1]When the men noticed the police, four fled and a
24-year-old man remained in the place.[1]
Police seized around 700 doses of pasta base and marijuana plus other items of
evidentiary interest from the man.[1]
By order of the acting prosecutor, the man was cited under the Narcotics Act
23.737 and the substances were seized.[1]
Photos and video
Seized narcotics from the Valle de Lerma roadside procedure, published by HolaSalta Noticias.Photo details
The combined dose count of pasta base and marijuana is given as around 700, with no separate figure for the marijuana, so no cannabis weight or count can be recorded.
The article gives no separate date for the patrol; 13 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The four men who fled were not identified or detained in this account.
No court outcome was reported beyond the citation under the Narcotics Act and the seizure of the substances.
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