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Cocaine Found in Six Balcarce Children as Father Is Detained and Repeat Tests Yield Mixed Results

Prosecutors are ordering confirmatory tests to determine how the minors were exposed.

Overview

  • Hospital officials report the six siblings, aged two months to 13 years, are stable, and three now test negative on repeat toxicology screens.
  • The father remains held at the Batán prison under the charge of supplying narcotics aggravated by the involvement of minors.
  • The case began with the mother’s gender-violence complaint alleging she was drugged, which led to hospital testing of her and the children and to state child-protection measures.
  • A search of the family home recovered cocaine and residue on a countertop, and a powdered‑milk can returned an inconclusive result that is undergoing further analysis.
  • Investigators ordered contrapruebas and will take protected testimony in Cámaras Gesell to clarify exposure pathways and rule out false positives.