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Crash of Bolivian-Registered Plane in Salta Yields 364 Kilos of Cocaine

Investigators raised the tally by unearthing buried packages at the rural crash site.

Overview

  • The Ministerio Público Fiscal confirmed a total seizure of 364 kilos after adding about 228 kilos found buried to roughly 136 kilos initially recovered from the wreckage.
  • The small aircraft went down near Paraje San Felipe, Rosario de la Frontera, where witnesses reported it flying low toward a clandestine strip as two pickup trucks waited and then fled.
  • Agents found GPS devices, a Starlink satellite antenna and extra fuel containers inside the aircraft, indicators of a planned cross‑border trafficking operation.
  • A vehicle was discovered burning near the site and multiple arrests were made, with media reporting between two and four detainees as the probe advances.
  • Federal and provincial forces under fiscal Eduardo Villalba continue peritajes and excavations, while the crash cause remains under investigation with early indications pointing to a possible mechanical failure.