An Appeals Court reversed the acquittal of Martin Mutio, accused of trafficking 4.5 tons of drugs to Germany. Mutio had been acquitted by Judge Adriana Chamsarian, who understood that there was not enough evidence to convict the Uruguayan.
This Thursday he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for exporting narcotic substances and money laundering in the “conversion and transfer of assets” modality, according to the sentence to which he agreed. The Observer.
It also orders the confiscation of the seized Fiat Strada vehicles, an unregistered van truck and a Mitsubishi forklift. They will be made available to the National Drug Board. The same with the seized money, 15,370 Argentine pesos and 6,000 Uruguayan pesos.
Chamsarian’s sentence occurred in August 2022. The decision was appealed by the Narcotics prosecutor who investigated the case, Monica Ferrero. In turn, she was assisted by the Litigation Unit commanded by Adriana Sampayo and the International Cooperation Unit, headed by Gabriela Aguirre.
Now the Court of Appeals agreed with the Prosecutor’s Office, reported Underlined and confirmed The Observer with legal sources.
His defense will present an appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice, which will have the last word.
