Overview

• Judge Ernesto Kreplak completed the indagatoria phase in La Plata after final statements, including from production chief Eduardo Darchuk, with prior testimony from Dayana Astudillo Bolívar.
• Authorities report 96 deaths nationwide linked to the contaminated fentanyl, and the judiciary determined that 33,731 tainted ampoules were administered to patients.
• Provincial environment inspectors documented outdoor piles of pharmaceutical containers at the Ramallo plant, classified them as special residues, and informed the court they will order immediate removal and may initiate sanction proceedings.
• Inspectors said they had not identified fentanyl ampoules in the debris at the time of the review, and the facility has remained closed under federal custody since May 15.
• Following a WHO alert, ANMAT and the national government instituted real-time medication monitoring as the court prepares rulings on the status of 17 defendants.