Argentine gendarmes seize 35 kg of cocaine hidden in a car in Salta

Argentine gendarmes stand behind rows of seized cocaine packages laid on a green floor, with a patrol truck, the opened SUV and a police dog; two detainees face away from the camera. — Gendarmería Nacional Argentina / Argentina.gob.ar · CC BY 4.0

Photo released by Argentina's Gendarmería Nacional on Oct. 15, 2026. Gendarmería says officers of Escuadrón 22 'San Antonio de los Cobres', acting on a tip from its La Quiaca criminal intelligence unit, stopped a Ford EcoSport carrying two men from Jujuy and found hidden compartments under the seats and trunk floor. It says 34 packages tested positive for cocaine, weighing 35.18 kg, plus 155 g of marijuana, and that Salta's federal prosecutor ordered both men detained.

What: Argentine gendarmes seize 35 kg of cocaine hidden in a car in Salta
Where: San Antonio de los Cobres area, Salta, Argentina
When: Oct 15, 2026
Who: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Seizure display; detainees are shown from behind. Graphic level: none.

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Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional) · Salta: Gendarmes detuvieron a dos personas que trasladaban 35 kilos de cocaína ocultos en su vehículo

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Captured 15 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional). Location: San Antonio de los Cobres area, Salta, Argentina.

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