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Argentine Customs Seizes 129 Kilos of Marijuana in Airport and Border Operations

The focus now is on finding the men who ran into Brazil after the Misiones stop, with the seized cargo secured under federal court oversight.

Overview

  • At Ezeiza, scanners and a narcotics dog flagged baggage from Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR1141 arriving from Rome.
  • Agents found two multilayer-wrapped packages with cannabis buds totaling 17 kilos in the luggage of Colombian passenger Jhon Crismatc Ocampo Peláez, who was detained.
  • Hours later at the Bernardo de Irigoyen crossing in Misiones, officers questioned two men in a gray Chevrolet after inconsistencies in their documents and statements.
  • A search uncovered 188 bricks of marijuana weighing 112 kilos, and the occupants fled on foot across the dry border into Brazil, abandoning the vehicle.
  • The car had an active seizure order for a November 11, 2025 robbery case, chemical tests confirmed cannabis, the evidence is under federal judicial control, and authorities are working to identify and locate the fugitives.