Overview

• The stop occurred at kilometer 4,307 of National Route 40 near Aguilares, where officers inspected a Ford Ranger.
• The pickup was traveling from Cafayate, Salta, toward San Miguel de Tucumán, according to the occupants' statements.
• Agents found two modified CNG cylinders and anomalies behind the dashboard, including removed stereo screws and fresh paint odor.
• One hundred packages tested positive in field tests for cocaine, totaling 86,760 grams, and the vehicle, cash, and two phones were seized.
• A Bolivian uncle and nephew were arrested under Argentina’s narcotics law and placed at the disposal of Federal Court No. 2 in Tucumán, with one outlet reporting unverified packaging marks tied to the Castedo clan.