Various procedures related to the trafficking of narcotic substances stored in hidden compartments inside cars were the starting point of the investigation tasks carried out for more than two years by members of the Anti-Drug Investigation Section “Ituzaingó” of the National Gendarmerie in joint work with the Narcocriminality Prosecutor’s Office (ProcuNar) dependent on the Public Prosecutor’s Office. These tasks led to the arrest of the main members.
In this context, and through the intervention of the Federal Court No. 2 of Corrientes headed by Dr. Vallejos, and the Criminal Secretariat No. 1, it was possible to identify the actions of a transnational narco-criminal organization, dedicated mainly to drug trafficking, as well as such as money laundering, currency trafficking and the sale of weapons of war. The members of the criminal gang were distributed in Bolivia (where the narcotics came from), Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay (from where they were transported to the European continent).
During the period covered by the investigations, and with the constant accompaniment throughout the process by the Ministry of Security, it was possible to intercept four vehicles with more than 180 kg of “Cocaine hydrochloride” as a whole, a substance that was packaged under the modality double bottom.
The officials also identified the suspects as the main protagonists, who were based in the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Tucumán and Buenos Aires. They did not have formal jobs or commercial activities that could justify the lifestyle they had and the assets they acquired.
Based on the results of the work carried out by the Gendarmerie, the intervening Magistrate drew up the Judicial Documents ordering the search of 23 homes distributed in the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Buenos Aires, which culminated in the arrest of eight people (seven men and one woman), the seizure of 125 cell phones, cash, 14 vehicles and documentation of interest to the case, in violation of Law 23,737 on “Narcotics”.
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