The decentralized tax office of the city of Corrientes Passage of the outdoors achieved the formalization of the charges and the preventive detention of the driver of a transporting truck 3,577 kilos of marijuana.
The gendarmerie seized more than 3.5 tons of marijuana hidden in wooden panels in Corrientes
The operation represents one of the worst setbacks against drug trafficking in the region since the law was introduced Federal Code of Criminal Procedure (CPPF) in the Corrientes district on December 1st.
The formalization hearing was led by the Federal Prosecutor Aníbal Fabian Martinez and the tax assistant Mirian Benitezbefore the guarantee judge Gustavo Fresneda. The defendant, identified as CJB (35), a native of Misiones, was charged as the perpetrator of the crime Transport of narcoticswhose punishment ranges from 4 to 15 years in prison.
The operation on Route 14
The incident occurred last Monday at 7:20 p.m. during a routine check in National Gendarmerielocated at kilometer 480 of the National road 14. The semi-trailer was transporting wooden panels from Santo Tomé to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
During the inspection, a narcotics detection dog marked the bottom of the load. Due to suspicion, the vehicle was taken to the police Cargo Terminal Complex (COTECAR) for a noninvasive scan that confirmed the presence of suspicious nodules. They found in the detailed registration 3,695 packages of marijuana hidden in the forest.
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Procedural risks and adversarial system
Prosecutors claimed that the maneuver showed clear signs of planning and the use of a legitimate business activity as a pretext. When requesting Preventive detentionthe prosecutors argued:
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Risk of escape: due to the seriousness of the crime and the high punishment expected.
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Lack of roots: The addresses and family ties provided by the defendant in Misiones could not be confirmed.
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Obstruction: Evidence is pending which could be compromised if the defendant regains his freedom.
Judge Fresneda confirmed the prosecution’s arguments and set a deadline of 65 consecutive days for the preparatory criminal investigations, a prison sentence which the defendant must serve by February 11, 2026.
This case sets a legal precedent adversarial and adversarial systemin which the management of the investigation lies exclusively with the public prosecutor’s office, which increases response times for complex crimes such as: Drug trafficking.
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