Two tonnes of marijuana seized on a Paraguayan barge in the Paraná; nine crew held
Argentina's Naval Prefecture and Buenos Aires provincial police stopped the Paraguayan-flagged Papu Sur at kilometre 290 of the Paraná river, off San Pedro, and seized more than two tonnes of marijuana in a container. The captain and eight crew members, all Paraguayan, were detained on the order of a federal judge in Lomas de Zamora.
🇦🇷 Vuelta de Obligado, San Pedro, Buenos Aires · Argentina
Arrested
9
Cannabis
2 t
Agencies
Prefectura Naval Argentina, Investigaciones de Tráfico de Drogas Ilícitas de la Policía bonaerense
Argentina’s Naval Prefecture, the coast guard, and the Buenos Aires provincial
police intercepted a Paraguayan-flagged vessel called the Papu Sur at kilometre
290 of the Paraná river, off Vuelta de Obligado in San Pedro partido.[1]Officers detained the captain and eight other crew members, all Paraguayan
nationals.[1]A search of the containers found more than two tonnes of
marijuana, the national security ministry said.[1]Security Secretary Sergio
Berni said the scan had confirmed 2,000 kg of marijuana so far, with more than
120 containers still to be checked.[1]
Investigators said the boat had left Puerto Fénix near Asunción bound for Buenos
Aires, carrying a drug cargo.[1]Federal judge Alberto Santamarina of Lomas de
Zamora ordered the operation after a multi-month investigation.[1]Berni said
the provincial police had been investigating a transnational drug gang and
called the interception a new smuggling route into Argentina.[1]
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Image published with the Ministry of Security statement on the seizure of marijuana aboard the Papu Sur at Vuelta de Obligado. Photo: Argentina.gob.arPhoto details
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Arrested
9
Cannabis
2 t
Agencies
Prefectura Naval Argentina; Investigaciones de Tráfico de Drogas Ilícitas de la Policía bonaerense
Agency type
Coast guard, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (2 t)
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking
Setting
Port or sea
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Paraguay → Argentina
Date
Publication date
Sources
Argentina.gob.arargentina.gob.arESPrefectura y Policía bonaerense incautaron más de dos toneladas de marihuana a bordo de un buque y detuvieron a 9 tripulantes
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Berni said 2,000 kg had been confirmed while more than 120 containers remained to be scanned, so the final weight of the load may be higher than two tonnes.
The statement gives no exact date for the interception; 8 October 2014 is its own publication date and stands in for the event date.
No total valuation of the marijuana was published.
No charges or later court outcome for the nine crew members were reported in the opened source.
Only the ministry's own account could be opened for this event.
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