- A man was arrested in Entre Ríos when he was transporting 500 kilos of explosives from Fabricaciones Militares de Villa María heading to Misiones.
- The discovery occurred at a checkpoint on routes 127 and 12. The detainee was transferred to a penal unit in Paraná.
At a vehicle checkpoint in the province of Entre Ríos, a man was detained when he was discovered transporting 500 kilos of explosives. The incident occurred this Wednesday near the intersection of routes 127 and 12, when at a roadside station, the authorities asked the driver to stop for a routine inspection.
Driver nervousness
The head of the Explosives Brigade of the Entre Ríos Police, Juan Pablo Godoy, told Radio La Voz that the driver showed obvious nervousness when asked about the load he was carrying. Initially, the man mentioned that he was transporting ammonium nitrate.
This suspicious reaction led officers to further inspect the vehicle.
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Dangerous load
During the search, the officers discovered red cylinders with the inscription “Gelamon”, an explosive material. Godoy explained that he gave instructions not to handle the cargo due to its dangerous nature.
The agents found a total of 20 boxes with approximately 500 kilos of explosives.
The driver, however, refused to specify the exact origin of the explosives.
Origins of the explosives: Villa María
The boxes with explosives bore inscriptions indicating that they came from Military Fabrications in Villa María.
In addition, numerous tools used for blasting in mining were found in the vehicle, suggesting that the detainee could dedicate himself to this activity.
When questioned, the man demonstrated that he had technical knowledge about explosives and the risk they represented.
Upon discovery, the explosives were transferred to the local Army for safe handling. By order of the federal Justice, the man was transferred to Criminal Unit No. 1 of Paraná, where he was housed while the pertinent investigations were carried out.
