A group of agents from the Gendarmerie seized more than 51 kilos of cocaine in Santiago del Estero. The drugs were transported hidden in the tires of a truck that had left from Jump.
It all happened when members of the Squadron 59 “Santiago del Estero” they stopped a Toyota Hilux in a road prevention operation in the kilometer 445 of National Route Nº16.
During the control, the agents noticed that the four covers of the vehicle, which had left from Salta and had the city of Burnt Mounthad low air pressure.
Then, with permission of the Federal Court No. 2a thorough inspection was carried out, using the detector dog “Dilan”, who reacted by indicating the possible presence of drugs in the wheels. In this way, the agents proceeded to dismantle the wheels and discovered iron structures inside that contained 48 yellow rectangular packages with a white substance similar to cocaine
Field tests carried out by Criminalistics personnel confirmed that It was cocaine hydrochloride, with a total weight of 51 kilos and 243 grams.
Consequently, the judge ordered the arrest of the two occupants of the vehicle and the seizure of the drugs, the truck and the documentation, within the framework of Law 23,737 on Narcotic Drugs.
And in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of National Security To combat drug trafficking in border areas, towards the end of March, members of the National Gendarmerie They intercepted a vehicle with more than 24 kilos of cocaine hidden in its fuel tank, resulting in the arrest of two people.
The operation took place in the National Route Nº34 during a series of controls coordinated by various security forces under the supervision of the ministry. Members of the Squadron 54 “Aguaray” of the GNA, assisted by the narcotics detection dog “Minos”they pointed out a van with two occupants for further inspection.
“Minos” alerted the agents about the possible presence of drugs in the lower part of the vehicle. A scan revealed abnormalities in the fuel tank and, after a manual inspection, they were found 44 rectangular packages containing cocainewith a total weight of 24 kilos and 985 grams, as confirmed by Narcotest field tests.
The Tartagal Federal Prosecutor’s Officeprovince of Salta, ordered the seizure of the substance and the vehicle, as well as the arrest of the suspects.
In another operation on the National Route Nº16, kilometer 599troops of Squad 45 “Jump“they stopped a suspicious vehicle and found 20 packages of cocaine, weighing 21 kilos and 526 grams, hidden in the fuel tank. The two occupants were arrested and the vehicle and drugs were seized.}
In another intervention, in the area of “White Gate” of the Pescado River, Gendarmerie troops chased an individual who was transporting a suspicious package. Although the subject managed to escape, it was found that in his bag he had 16 packages of cocaine, weighing 17 kilos and 58 grams, after an inspection of the abandoned package. The Oran Federal Prosecutor’s Office authorized the seizure.
In Jujuy, near Liberator General San Martínthe National Gendarmerie seized more than 600 kilos of cocaine on National Route 34. The operation began after a truck tried to evade a roadblock, which led to a chase. Although the occupants of the vehicle tried to flee, security agents managed to capture them.
The search of the truck resulted in the discovery of 601 packages of cocaine, totaling 628 kilos. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Jujuy He ordered the arrest of the suspects and the seizure of the vehicle and drugs.
