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Congress Fentanyl Inquiry Sets La Plata Meeting With Judge as Deaths Climb to 124

Families demanded the health minister testify, warning against electoral exploitation.

Overview

  • Lawmakers in their second session approved information requests to the national government, the Health and Security ministries, and ANMAT.
  • Deputies scheduled a delegation to meet Judge Ernesto Kreplak in La Plata on Thursday at 10:30 to be briefed on the criminal case.
  • Judge Kreplak said fatalities tied to contaminated fentanyl have reached 124, noting the tally is still being built due to poor traceability.
  • Investigators are conducting manual, ampoule‑by‑ampoule searches in hospitals and have identified additional patients beyond initial reports.
  • The commission plans October hearings with Malbrán director Claudia Perandones and UNODC expert Luis García Sigman, with a goal of delivering proposals by December 9.