La Derecha Diario A dangerous drug trafficking organization operating in Río Ceballos and Córdoba has been dismantled.
The dismantling operation was carried out by Córdoba's Anti-Drug Division of the Argentine Federal Police
On Monday, May 26, authorities dismantled a dangerous drug trafficking gang that operated with illegal currency exchange houses between Río Ceballos and Córdoba.
According to sources involved in the case, those currency exchange houses served as centers for drug storage and distribution.
The organization laundered money through unauthorized currency exchange houses, where they bought dollars with profits from street-level drug sales. That money was used to purchase drugs and finance their operations.
Authorities also determined the existence of a clothing store allegedly used as a front for money laundering activities.
In Río Ceballos, a business in the urban area was raided that operated as a center for money laundering and logistics for drug trafficking. From that location, shipments were organized, money from sales was received, and it was sent to the capital city of Córdoba.
As a result, three people have already been arrested, in addition to the seizure of drugs and money, valued at approximately US$40,000 and $45 million in cash.
Authorities also seized packaging materials, precision scales, computers, and more than 30 cell phones. The case remains under a gag order, and further arrests have not been ruled out.
The detainees are charged with being responsible for both drug sales and the coordination of the currency exchange houses and the clothing business.
The operation was carried out by personnel from the Dangerous Drugs Division of the Federal Police. The case was assigned to Federal Court No. 1 of Córdoba, presided over by Dr. Ricardo Bustos Fierro, who ordered the procedure.
After 10 months of investigation, authorities were able to establish the existence of a drug trafficking organization with connections in the aforementioned cities.
"This organization was engaged in the sale and distribution of narcotics, relying on a complex network of commercial premises and business fronts," it was explained.
During the investigation, it was established that the suspects "operated various unauthorized currency exchange houses in the downtown area, where they acquired foreign currency later used for the purchase of illicit substances."
With the evidence obtained, 10 simultaneous raids were carried out, with support from the San Francisco Anti-Drug Division and the General Directorate of Agencies, according to reports.
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