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Two Men Sentenced to Five Years, Eight Months for 63 Kg Cocaine Transport in Salta

Forensic tests confirmed levamisole adulteration that prosecutors flagged as a serious public‑health hazard.

Overview

  • Judge Guillermo Elías accepted a full agreement to convict Rubén Lupa Mamani and Eric González Delgado, ordering forfeiture of the Peugeot 408 and destruction of the seized drugs.
  • Chemical analysis found purity between 46% and 56% with levamisole and caffeine cuts, and officials estimated the load’s potential at about 310,142 doses.
  • Gendarmería uncovered 45 packages inside the car’s air-conditioning system and 18 more under the front seats after detecting a strong glue-like odor near Paraje Cabeza de Buey, General Güemes.
  • Separately, a two-month investigation in La Carlota led to the arrest of a 40-year-old accused of selling from his home and at amateur sporting events, with seizures of cocaine, marijuana, roughly 230,000 pesos, and a motorcycle used for delivery.
  • In La Banda, police detained a 34-year-old identified as Jonatan G. carrying baggies that tested positive for cocaine totaling 1.04 grams, and the narcotics unit seized his phone for forensic examination on a prosecutor’s order.