Overview
- Casación’s Sala I rejected Oliva’s appeal on June 17, 2026, and confirmed a seven‑year prison sentence along with a fine of 80 fixed units, absolute disqualification and court costs.
- The first‑instance court had convicted Oliva and her partner Gustavo Joaquín Tolaba on March 12, 2026, finding them co‑authors of aggravated drug transport and sentencing Tolaba to a unified 10‑year term.
- Police from the Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria stopped the convoy on February 5, 2025, near the ex‑Aunor toll on Ruta Nacional 9, seized 15 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a trailing Citroën and arrested several participants.
- The defense argued Oliva played a secondary role, suffered indefensión and required a gender‑perspective assessment, but the appellate panel found no proven social or material vulnerability that limited her autonomy; one judge separately proposed reducing the term to six years.
- Prosecutors tied the shipment to a local reseller in northern Salta and several co‑defendants were convicted or pleaded guilty earlier, and the ruling closes ordinary remedies for Oliva while leaving only extraordinary judicial options as the next possible step.