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Raids in Santa Fe and Córdoba Net 18 Suspects as Police Hit Retail Drug Points

The actions stem from prosecutor-directed criminal analysis targeting microtrafficking networks.

Overview

  • In Santa Fe, four simultaneous searches on January 9 led to 14 arrests at suspected street-level drug sales sites, according to the investigative police and prosecutors.
  • Officers seized 71.9 grams of cocaine, a cannabis plant, two firearms including a homemade weapon, ammunition, 27 phones, four precision scales, and 1,365,000 pesos in cash.
  • The 14 detainees were booked on microtrafficking and unlawful firearms possession under a case driven by prosecutor Eric Fernández within the provincial persecution plan.
  • In Córdoba on January 10, three raids in Cooperativa El Progreso resulted in four arrests, with the MPF identifying a 33-year-old woman as the alleged leader.
  • Córdoba seizures included 130 doses of cocaine, 95 of marijuana, six cannabis plants, a firearm, and cash, with drugs found hidden in a sofa and inside bunker walls, and all detainees held for judicial processing after tactical officers responded to attacks by neighbors.