Overview

• Federal agents executed 14 simultaneous raids in Posadas, San Salvador de Jujuy and Buenos Aires City, resulting in six arrests
• Prosecutors have charged the suspects with illicit association, aggravated drug trafficking and sale of hazardous medicinal substances
• Investigators seized nearly 8 million pesos, US $1,900, seven smartphones, three computer units and detailed fentanyl shipment records
• Detained individuals include two medical sales representatives, their partners, an employee who made 14 parcel transfers and an esthetic center owner
• Officials say the network exploited at least five courier firms to divert and stockpile fentanyl from legitimate medical channels since late 2020