Seven Bolivians arrested for having 15 kilos of cocaine hidden in food in Once

An operation by the Buenos Aires City Police in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Once made it possible to thwart a drug trafficking maneuver that used dry food to hide drugs.

During the procedure, agents arrested seven Bolivian immigrants and kidnapped more than 15 kilos of cocaine impregnated in different products, including chizitos, stuffed potatoes and cheese.

The procedure was carried out on Rivadavia Avenue at 2900, in the middle of the neighborhood's shopping center, when officers carrying out patrol tasks observed movements that were suspicious to them. As it transpired, a group of people were unloading numerous packages from a Renault Kangoo utility van

.

Faced with the group's attitude and the contents of the boxes, the agents decided to intervene and asked to open one of the packages to verify what they were carrying. When inspecting the interior, the police detected a dark substance with an appearance similar to graphite that caught

their attention.

To confirm what it was, the officers carried out an orientation test on site. The result was positive: the substance corresponded to cocaine hydrochloride

.

Based on the first findings, the researchers determined that the merchandise had been moved from the Liniers area and that it was about to be admitted to a hotel located a few meters from the place where the procedure was performed. The investigation also revealed that the shipment was going to continue its journey through the night

.

According to them, the plan consisted of transporting the drugs in a long-distance bus to the Buenos Aires city of Chivilcoy.

The operation

During the procedure, the agents seized a total of 301 packages of merchandise impregnated with cocaine. Most of it consisted of packages of chizitos and dehydrated potatoes containing

the illicit substance.

The total weight of the drug seized was estimated at approximately 15.2 kilos.

In addition, the officers found a box with homemade cheese that also tested positive for the narcotest

.

Seven cell phones belonging to the detainees were also seized at the scene, a Daewo money-counting machine, 900 dollars in cash, 120,000 Argentine pesos and various documents that will now be analyzed by researchers.

By order of the magistrate involved in the case, the seven Bolivian offenders were detained and held incommunicado while the investigation continues. In addition, the Anti-Drug Division was intervened to move forward with the corresponding expertise.