Overview
- Police detained a 24-year-old at about 22:15 at España and Laprida during a preventive patrol by the Subdirectorate of Dangerous Drugs and the Regional 2 Investigations Brigade.
- The suspect tried to flee and discarded two boxes that the narcotics dog Black marked positive, and a judicially authorized search found 38.055 kg of cocaine packed in 38 yellow bricks.
- Officers seized a cellphone, U.S. $100 bills, ARS 58,000, and a driver’s license not belonging to the detainee, placing all evidence under chain of custody.
- Federal justice ordered the suspect’s detention and a police post at his lodging on España 350 as authorities analyze the phone and cash to map the route and handlers.
- Days earlier, Federal Police at Orán’s bus terminal seized 10.5 kg of cocaine in packages stamped with a dolphin logo reported as linked to networks associated with Reynaldo Castedo, a possible lead under review.