The retention of the foreigner took place this Friday during an ooperation carried out at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport by agents of the National Anti-drug Secretariat (Senad).
on the occasion the requisition of nearly 12,000 pills that were allegedly headed for the Triple Border area was achieved to later be distributed in Brazil and Argentina.
In addition to the nearly 5 kilos of ecstasy seized by anti-narcotics agentsDuring the procedure, chemical propellants and raw materials were also seized to produce another 20,000 pills. According to a report from the Public Ministry, the drugs were found inside a suitcase that had a double bottom, inside which were found 16 packages containing thousands of pills of different colors and sizes.
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The anti-drug prosecutor Andrés Arriola stated that each pill costs between 25 and 30 dollars in the local market, so the total value of the load could reach US$ 500,000. He stressed that during the procedure, 11,582 pills were seized, specifying that several of them turned to dust, so that the load could initially have been about 12,000 pills.
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