Overview

• An official judicial filing reports 124 deaths under investigation linked to contaminated injectable fentanyl, with 54 in Buenos Aires province, 1 in the City of Buenos Aires, 50 in Santa Fe, 7 in Córdoba and 3 in Formosa.
• Judge Ernesto Kreplak processed Ariel García Furfaro with preventive detention as co‑author of adulterating medicinal substances, attributing 20 deaths to his actions and ordering a 1,000 million–peso embargo.
• Security‑camera recordings show García Furfaro telling an executive to remove fentanyl ampoules for destruction in an autoclave, while discussions captured in the videos refer to shutting off cameras, deleting server data and discarding a phone.
• The laboratory’s technical director, José Antonio Maiorano, testified he was forced to complete and sign back‑dated batch records, saying he was not allowed to leave until he signed.
• Fourteen defendants were processed, including several under house arrest, and judges imposed multimillion‑peso embargos; a congressional commission led by deputy Mónica Fein plans inquiries and has criticized ANMAT’s oversight.