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Argentina police seize 400 kg of cocaine and shut 18 alcohol venues
Police operations across Argentina resulted in several major seizures and enforcement actions. In Concordia, officers responding to a gender‑violence call discovered and seized 255 marijuana plants. In La Plata, 36‑year‑old Maximiliano Ezequiel Quin was arrested with 14 g of cocaine, two firearms and offered more than 10 million pesos to police officers. The Subsecretaría de Gobernación carried out 234 inspections of alcohol‑selling premises, leading to the closure of 18 establishments in Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez. In General Güemes, Raquel Evangelina Arquiza was sentenced to eight years in prison for drug trafficking and facilitating drug consumption. Separate drug busts included the Venezuelan CPNB seizing over 470 kg of narcotics in Mérida, Spanish police in Badalona confiscating more than 199 kg of hashish, 104 kg of pollen, a revolver and €138 000 cash, Argentine gendarmerie uncovering about 400 kg of cocaine hidden in tanker trucks in Santa Fe, and Paraguayan customs finding 311 kg of high‑purity hashish at the port of Villeta.
Entities
Almanjayar criminal network · Argentine police · Bolivian nationals (drivers) · Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Concordia police · Cuauhtémoc · Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana (Venezuela) · Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (Paraguay) · Federico Grimm · Gendarmería Nacional · Guardia Civil (Spain)
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Spanish authorities dismantled a drug‑theft gang in Granada, arresting eleven people. www.lanocion.es
- [○ 1 SOURCE] El Chañar operation seized 850 g of cocaine, 192 g of cannabis and arrested six individuals.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Police raids in Rosario, Argentina seized cocaine and related drug‑use kits, and detained two women. rosariolaciudad.com.ar
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Argentine police in Chaco impounded 396 motorcycles and detained 35 people during weekend operations. diarioprimeralinea.com.ar
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Tenerife police arrested two suspects linked to multiple night‑time robberies of shops and vehicle thefts.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Guarda Civil in Chiclana, Spain seized 915 kg of hashish and detained four suspects. www.esdiario.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] In Villa Tesei, Argentina, police seized over 200 doses of cocaine, firearms, cash and a vehicle, detaining four people.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Grand Bourg police arrested three men and confiscated more than 1.7 kg of cocaine, cash and weapons.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The cantina “El Centro de Nosotros” was closed for illegal extraction of alcoholic beverages. elpuntero.com.mx · www.calibre800.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The restaurant bar “Portón del Centro” was closed for lack of licence renewal. elpuntero.com.mx · www.calibre800.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The event venue “No Que No” was closed for operating outside permitted hours. elpuntero.com.mx · www.calibre800.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Subsecretaría de Gobernación conducted 234 inspections of alcohol‑selling establishments during the week of 20‑26 July. elpuntero.com.mx · www.calibre800.com