Four held at Ruta 40 checkpoint with 23 grams of cannabis
Police detained four men at a vehicle checkpoint on National Route 40 near Villa La Angostura after field tests found cannabis and cocaine in their belongings. The 23.32 grams of cannabis and 1.01 grams of cocaine were seized and the men were taken to Police Station 28.
🇦🇷 Ruta Nacional 40 at kilometre 2056, Villa La Angostura · Argentina
Police from the Nahuel Huapi detachment stopped a Volkswagen Virtus carrying
four adult men at kilometre 2056 of National Route 40 on 7 November 2026 during
a vehicle and identity check.[1][2]During the check the officers called in
National Gendarmerie specialists and road-safety personnel.[1]
With the prosecutor’s office involved, officers carried out a voluntary
inspection of the occupants’ belongings with a drug-detection dog.[1][2]The
search found four wrappers holding green plant material and another wrapper
holding white powder.[1][2]Gendarmerie field tests were positive for cannabis
and cocaine hydrochloride, and the weighing set the cannabis at 23.32 grams and
the cocaine at 1.01 grams, which were seized under chain of custody.[1][2]
By order of the prosecutor, the four men were held and taken to Police Station
28 in Villa La Angostura for further proceedings.[1][2]Two of the men were made
subject to notification of the proceedings, while the other two were transferred
for identification.[1]
Photos and video
Photo labelled Droga secuestrada showing the drugs seized at the Route 40 checkpoint.Photo details
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