Officers of the PDI’s Melincué district raided a house in Wheelwright, General López department, during the night of Wednesday 11 November, detaining two men and seizing cannabis plants and other drug-investigation material.[1] The raided house stands at the intersection of Buenos Aires and Uruguay streets.[2] The PDI operation was supported by officers from Wheelwright’s Comisaría 9ª and by the PAT tactical-entry group from Rosario.[2] The two detained people, identified only by the initials L. N. and F. L., were taken to Comisaría 9ª in Wheelwright.[2]

During the search investigators found 14 cannabis seedlings, which field tests confirmed as positive for marijuana.[2] They also seized 211 grams of plant material, a precision scale, two marijuana grinders, trimmings and cannabis seeds.[2] The 14 seedlings tested positive for marijuana and their stripped leaves weighed 211 grams in total.[3] Officers also seized six mobile phones, a memory card and six cartridges of different calibres.[2]

On prosecutor Luciana del Grecco’s order, both detainees were notified that a simple-possession case had been opened, with the investigation continuing under the Melincué prosecutor’s office.[2] The case is classified as simple possession of narcotics, an offence under National Law 23,737.[1]