Three people were arrested at an FPA checkpoint at the Devoto tollbooth–San Francisco. They were traveling in a Volkswagen Scirocco with cocaine hidden in the car. The operation was part of an investigation launched following anonymous reports.
The procedure took place at kilometer 142 of National Route 19, a key road for interprovincial transit. Inside the vehicle, authorities found two bricks of cocaine. The drugs weighed just over two kilograms (4.4 pounds) and were equivalent to more than 10,000 doses.A considerable sum of money was also seized. There were Argentine pesos, US dollars, Brazilian reais, and Romanian banknotes. The discovery reinforces the hypothesis of links to regional drug trafficking networks.
En el interior del vehículo hallaron dos ladrillos de cocaína que pesaban poco más de dos kilos, y equivalían a más de 10.000 dosis.
Mother, daughter, and a young man with a criminal record
Among those arrested were two women aged 62 and 41 and a young man aged 23. All of them have criminal records related to drug cases. The younger woman had already been arrested in 2024.
Back then, she attempted to smuggle narcotics into a penitentiary where her son is incarcerated. Now she was caught again, this time on the road, with cocaine. Her criminal record shows a clear pattern of repeated offenses.
The San Francisco Narcotics Prosecutor's Office intervened in the operation. It ordered the seizure of the car and the transfer of those involved. All three were charged with violating Law 23.737.
También se incautó una suma considerable de dinero: pesos argentinos, dólares estadounidenses, reales brasileños y billetes de origen rumano.
Recidivism and lack of judicial oversight
The case once again brings to the table the debate over the judicial revolving door. One of the individuals had already been arrested for a similar offense. Despite this, he was free and repeating the criminal behavior.
The specialized court warned of recurring patterns. The absence of effective monitoring mechanisms facilitates repetition. The investigation will continue to determine whether more people are involved.
