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Judge Extends Detention After ‘Mar del Sintético’ Raids That Broke Up Coastal Synthetic-Drug Cell

Evidence from messages and digital payments led to a Caballito supplier behind a coastal distribution ring.

Overview

  • Nine simultaneous raids in Mar del Plata, Villa Gesell and Buenos Aires dismantled a network stockpiling narcotics for summer electronic parties along the Atlantic coast.
  • Authorities detained eight adults and notified three others, with Judge Santiago Inchausti ordering a 90-day extension of preventive detention.
  • Seizures included about 2 kg of high-purity cocaine, nearly 7 kg of cannabis buds, roughly 1,000 ecstasy tablets, plus crystal MDMA, tussi (2‑CB), ketamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms, valued at over 230 million pesos.
  • Investigators used phone messaging and financial forensics, including Mercado Pago trails and WhatsApp sales groups with delivery, to reconstruct the operation’s logistics.
  • The case links the coastal cell to an alleged main supplier at a Caballito tower in CABA, with weapons, cash, vehicles and phones under forensic analysis as investigators pursue additional suspects.