Argentine gendarmes seize 580 kg of coca leaf in three Orán ops

Argentine gendarme in green uniform and GNA vest stands beside stacked plastic-wrapped coca-leaf bundles indoors under a Gendarmería wall seal. — Gendarmería Nacional Argentina / Argentina.gob.ar · CC BY 4.0

Photo released by Argentina's Gendarmería Nacional with its Oct. 14, 2026 notice. Gendarmería says Escuadrón 20 'Orán' ran three procedures that day: two border patrols near Aguas Blancas recovered abandoned loads totaling 580 kg of coca leaf (340 kg and 240 kg) plus 1,500 packs of cigarettes, and a court-ordered parcel opening with GEANSA found 10 packages that field-tested positive for marijuana weighing 10.080 kg. It says ARCA Orán and the Orán federal court and prosecutor's office intervened as stated.

What: Argentine gendarmes seize 580 kg of coca leaf in three Orán ops
Where: Orán, Salta Province, Argentina
When: Oct 14, 2026
Who: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Seizure display; armed officer present, no injuries shown. Graphic level: none.

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Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional) · Tres procedimientos en Orán: secuestraron 580 kilos de hojas de coca, cigarrillos y más de 10 kilos de marihuana

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Captured 14 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional). Location: Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.

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