The General Directorate of Customs reported this Saturday (27.05.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX) that it discovered More than 70 kg of cocaine in La Quiaca (Jujuy). The estimated value of the drug, which was hidden inside beds and nightstands, amounts to USD 1.080.000. The drug had been entered the country from Bolivia by parcel, in a maneuver that simulated a move.
Specialized Customs agents were carrying out routine checks when a shipment from a logistics company caught their attention. It consisted of 9 orders of bedside tables and beds which generated some doubts, for which reason They decided to inspect it using the non-intrusive scan van method.
Indeed, the scanner showed suspicious images of the furniture, since false bottoms and rectangular packages could be seen inside. In addition to this control mechanism, the guide-dog binomial over there present also inspected it —The customs dog displayed behavior consistent with the presence of narcotics.
It was then that the staff notified the Federal Court No. 1 of Jujuy, which ordered the retention and opening of the packages. Once the 9 wooden cabinets were opened, 69 packages of cocaine were found hidden: the final weighing yielded a result of 72,383 kg.
Then, after the operation carried out by Customs agents, the Federal Prosecutor's Office ordered the furniture to be reconditioned and the packages of narcotics to be replaced with similar ones. The objective was to carry out a controlled delivery and make it appear that the shipment was following its route until it reached its destination in Buenos Aires. There With the assistance of the National Gendarmerie, three people who had gone to collect the furniture from the offices of the transport company were arrested.
The detainees were placed at the disposal of Federal Court No. 1 of Jujuy. Meanwhile, the Federal Prosecutor's Office continues with the investigation.
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