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Two Held After 4.322 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized on Tucumán Bus

Technology-assisted screening flagged four suspicious parcels during a routine inspection in 7 de Abril.

Overview

  • The stop was conducted by Grupo “Burruyacú” of Escuadrón 55 during a control operation in Tucumán.
  • The long-distance bus had departed Jujuy and was bound for the province of Buenos Aires.
  • A mobile scanner detected irregularities in four parcels and a narcotics dog marked them for the presence of drugs.
  • Officers opened the boxes and found four rectangular packages concealed among containers and plastic stools.
  • A field test confirmed 4.322 kilograms of cocaine, and Federal Court No. 1 of Tucumán ordered the seizure and the incommunicado detention of a man and a woman identified as the alleged carriers.