Overview
- Federal prosecutors in Salta reported a total of 364 kilos of cocaine after teams unearthed 228 kilos buried near the crash site, adding to 136 kilos found in the aircraft.
- Two people are in custody as the investigation advances under judicial oversight, with roles and connections to the operation still being assessed.
- The downed plane carried a Bolivian registration, and investigators recovered a GPS device and a satellite antenna of Bolivian origin from the wreckage.
- No injuries were reported; a car near the site was found intentionally burned and witnesses and police accounts describe two pickup trucks fleeing toward Agua Amarga.
- An interagency operation involving PSA, Gendarmerie and Salta police continues with excavations and forensic work, while separate searches at Gendarmería’s Escuadrón 52 probe suspected mishandling of prior drug seizures.