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PSA Seizes 1.156 Kg of 'Pedra' in Puerto Iguazú Raids, Arrests Suspected Dealer

The operation followed an intelligence inquiry opened in April by federal airport-security investigators.

Overview

  • Officers executed three simultaneous searches after months of surveillance in the Triple Frontier city.
  • The suspected dealer was detained during a drug transaction, according to the PSA.
  • Authorities reported seizing cash, three precision scales, a vehicle, 50 .22-caliber rounds, and four phones.
  • The case is now before Federal Judge Marcelo Cardozo with Federal Prosecutor Marcelo Bernachea in Puerto Iguazú.
  • PSA statements describe “Pedra” as a novel psychoactive substance derived from cocaine-processing residues with potentially lethal effects, a characterization not independently confirmed in the reports.